Condensation and prescaling in spatial Polyakov loop correlations far from equilibrium

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Autori principali: Spitz, Daniel, Boguslavski, Kirill, Preis, Thimo
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author Spitz, Daniel
Boguslavski, Kirill
Preis, Thimo
author_facet Spitz, Daniel
Boguslavski, Kirill
Preis, Thimo
contents The far-from-equilibrium dynamics of spatial Polyakov loop correlations, which provide gauge-invariant observables akin to effective particle numbers for gluon plasmas, are investigated within real-time $\mathrm{SU}(N_c)$ lattice gauge theory at weak couplings and large gluon occupations. The momentum zero mode of these correlations reveals the dynamic formation of a condensate, while at nonzero momenta, energy is transported toward the ultraviolet. We demonstrate that the non-zero momentum dynamics is well described by a direct cascade in terms of gauge-invariant Polyakov loop excitations, exhibiting self-similar prescaling indicative of a nonthermal attractor. This behavior can be analytically understood through perturbation theory for the Polyakov loop correlations and the established dynamics of gauge field correlations. We perform simulations for both $\mathrm{SU}(2)$ and $\mathrm{SU}(3)$ gauge groups, providing further consistency checks on the $N_c$-dependence of perturbative expectations. No evidence of an inverse cascade toward lower momenta is found for momenta above the electric screening scale.
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spellingShingle Condensation and prescaling in spatial Polyakov loop correlations far from equilibrium
Spitz, Daniel
Boguslavski, Kirill
Preis, Thimo
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Quantum Gases
High Energy Physics - Lattice
Nuclear Theory
The far-from-equilibrium dynamics of spatial Polyakov loop correlations, which provide gauge-invariant observables akin to effective particle numbers for gluon plasmas, are investigated within real-time $\mathrm{SU}(N_c)$ lattice gauge theory at weak couplings and large gluon occupations. The momentum zero mode of these correlations reveals the dynamic formation of a condensate, while at nonzero momenta, energy is transported toward the ultraviolet. We demonstrate that the non-zero momentum dynamics is well described by a direct cascade in terms of gauge-invariant Polyakov loop excitations, exhibiting self-similar prescaling indicative of a nonthermal attractor. This behavior can be analytically understood through perturbation theory for the Polyakov loop correlations and the established dynamics of gauge field correlations. We perform simulations for both $\mathrm{SU}(2)$ and $\mathrm{SU}(3)$ gauge groups, providing further consistency checks on the $N_c$-dependence of perturbative expectations. No evidence of an inverse cascade toward lower momenta is found for momenta above the electric screening scale.
title Condensation and prescaling in spatial Polyakov loop correlations far from equilibrium
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Quantum Gases
High Energy Physics - Lattice
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.05582