Spontaneous breaking of remnant gauge symmetries in zero-temperature SU(2) lattice gauge theory
Abstract
The 4-d SU(2) lattice gauge theory is simulated in the minimal Coulomb gauge which aims to maximize the traces of all links in three directions. Fourth-direction links are interpreted as spins in a Heisenberg-like model with varying interactions. These spins magnetize in 3-d hyperlayers at weak coupling, breaking a remnant gauge symmetry, as well as the Polyakov-loop symmetry. They demagnetize at a phase transition around β = 2.5 on the infinite lattice, as determined by Binder cumulant crossings. Because N symmetries are breaking on an N4 lattice, the transition is unusually broad, encompassing most of the crossover region on typical lattices.
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