Critical exponents in abelian projected $SU(2)$ QCD

Abstract

The critical properties of the abelian Polyakov loop and the Polyakov loop in terms of Dirac string are studied in finite temperature abelian projected $SU(2)$ QCD. The critical point and the critical exponents are determined from each Polyakov loop in the maximally abelian gauge using the finite-size scaling analyses. Those critical points and exponents are in good agreement with those from non-abelian Polyakov loops.