Prediction for Maximum Supercooling in SU(N) Confinement Transition
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| author | Agrawal, Prateek Kane, Gaurang Ramakant Loladze, Vazha March-Russell, John |
| author_facet | Agrawal, Prateek Kane, Gaurang Ramakant Loladze, Vazha March-Russell, John |
| contents | The thermal confinement phase transition (PT) in $SU(N)$ Yang-Mills theory is first-order for $N\geq 3$, with bounce action scaling as $N^2$. Remarkably, lattice data for the action include a small coefficient whose presence likely strongly alters the PT dynamics. We give evidence, utilizing insights from softly-broken SUSY YM models, that the small coefficient originates from a deconfined phase instability just below the critical temperature. We predict the maximum achievable supercooling in $SU(N)$ theories to be a few percent, which can be tested on the lattice. We briefly discuss the potentially significant suppression of the associated cosmological gravitational wave signals. |
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| spellingShingle | Prediction for Maximum Supercooling in SU(N) Confinement Transition Agrawal, Prateek Kane, Gaurang Ramakant Loladze, Vazha March-Russell, John High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Lattice High Energy Physics - Theory The thermal confinement phase transition (PT) in $SU(N)$ Yang-Mills theory is first-order for $N\geq 3$, with bounce action scaling as $N^2$. Remarkably, lattice data for the action include a small coefficient whose presence likely strongly alters the PT dynamics. We give evidence, utilizing insights from softly-broken SUSY YM models, that the small coefficient originates from a deconfined phase instability just below the critical temperature. We predict the maximum achievable supercooling in $SU(N)$ theories to be a few percent, which can be tested on the lattice. We briefly discuss the potentially significant suppression of the associated cosmological gravitational wave signals. |
| title | Prediction for Maximum Supercooling in SU(N) Confinement Transition |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Lattice High Energy Physics - Theory |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.10091 |