Topology, symmetry, and phase transitions in lattice gauge theories
We study connections between global symmetries, topological objects, and phase transitions in non-abelian gauge theories. The characterization of deconfinement as a spontaneous symmetry breaking transition in SU(N) gauge theories with static quarks, and its description in terms of Z_N interfaces, se...
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2013
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| Online Access: | https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/3413/1/edwardsPhD.pdf Edwards, Samuel Ryan <http://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/view/person/Edwards=3ASamuel_Ryan=3A=3A.html> (2013): Topology, symmetry, and phase transitions in lattice gauge theories.Darmstadt, Technische Universität, [Ph.D. Thesis] |