Effective potential for SU(2) Polyakov loops and Wilson loop eigenvalues
Effective potential for SU(2) Polyakov loops and Wilson loop eigenvalues
We simulate SU(2) gauge theory at temperatures ranging from slightly below ${T}_{c}$ to roughly $2{T}_{c}$ for two different values of the gauge coupling. Using a histogram method, we extract the effective potential for the Polyakov loop and for the phases of the eigenvalues of the thermal Wilson loop, in both …