Phases of thermal super-Yang-Mills

Authors
Parikh, MK
Citation
Mk. Parikh, Phases of thermal super-Yang-Mills, MOD PHY L A, 15(10), 2000, pp. 665-674
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
MODERN PHYSICS LETTERS A
ISSN journal
02177323 → ACNP
Volume
15
Issue
10
Year of publication
2000
Pages
665 - 674
Database
ISI
SICI code
0217-7323(20000328)15:10<665:POTS>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
We review the thermodynamics of the confined and unconfined phases of N = 4 super-Yang-Mills at large N on a three-sphere, focusing especially on the confinement-deconfinement transition. We determine an N-dependent phase bou ndary and point out some directions for future work.