Yang-Mills theories at finite temperature quantized in linear covariant gauges: gauge copies and semi-non-perturbative effects

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author_facet Ferreira, Luigi Carvalho
contents We consider four-dimensional Euclidean Yang-Mills theories quantized in the maximal Abelian and linear covariant gauges at finite temperature. Non-perturbatively, the Faddeev-Popov procedure must be improved to take into account the existence of the so-called Gribov copies. Tapping on previous results about the elimination of infinitesimal Gribov copies in maximal Abelian and linear covariant gauges at zero temperature, we explore the interplay between finite temperature effects and the removal of gauge copies. We focus in a hybrid approach where the thermal masses are derived through perturbative propagators as a stepping stone for a self-consistent treatment. The resulting action collects the effects of the elimination of infinitesimal Gribov copies as well as the thermal masses. We verify the existence of three different phases for the gluonic degrees of freedom; one of complete confinement at low temperatures, an intermediate one of partial confinement, and one of complete deconfinement at high temperatures.
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spellingShingle Yang-Mills theories at finite temperature quantized in linear covariant gauges: gauge copies and semi-non-perturbative effects
Ferreira, Luigi Carvalho
High Energy Physics - Theory
81V05, 81U20, 81T17
We consider four-dimensional Euclidean Yang-Mills theories quantized in the maximal Abelian and linear covariant gauges at finite temperature. Non-perturbatively, the Faddeev-Popov procedure must be improved to take into account the existence of the so-called Gribov copies. Tapping on previous results about the elimination of infinitesimal Gribov copies in maximal Abelian and linear covariant gauges at zero temperature, we explore the interplay between finite temperature effects and the removal of gauge copies. We focus in a hybrid approach where the thermal masses are derived through perturbative propagators as a stepping stone for a self-consistent treatment. The resulting action collects the effects of the elimination of infinitesimal Gribov copies as well as the thermal masses. We verify the existence of three different phases for the gluonic degrees of freedom; one of complete confinement at low temperatures, an intermediate one of partial confinement, and one of complete deconfinement at high temperatures.
title Yang-Mills theories at finite temperature quantized in linear covariant gauges: gauge copies and semi-non-perturbative effects
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
81V05, 81U20, 81T17
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.13501