A Study of Finite Temperature Gauge Theory in (2+1) Dimensions
Abstract
We determine the critical couplings and the critical exponents of the finite temperature transition in SU(2) and SU(3) pure gauge theory in (2+1) dimensions. We also measure Wilson loops at T=0 on a wide range of β values using APE smearing to improve the signal. We extract the string tension σ from a fit to large distances, including a string fluctuation term. With these two entities we calculate Tc/σ.
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