Deconfinement-Higgs continuity in ${\rm SU(2)}$ adjoint Higgs model at finite temperature

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Autori principali: Hayashi, Yui, Kawahira, Masashi, Watanabe, Hiromasa
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author Hayashi, Yui
Kawahira, Masashi
Watanabe, Hiromasa
author_facet Hayashi, Yui
Kawahira, Masashi
Watanabe, Hiromasa
contents We study the finite-temperature phase structure of the four-dimensional ${\rm SU(2)}$ adjoint Higgs model, focusing on a possible deconfinement-Higgs continuity: the conjecture that the high-temperature deconfined phase of Yang-Mills theory and the finite-temperature Higgs phase form a single thermodynamic phase. We combine three approaches: (i) global symmetry analysis, showing that Higgs and deconfined regimes are expected to share the same symmetry pattern distinct from the confined phase; (ii) a deformation analysis, which yields an explicit continuous path between ``deconfined symmetric'' and ``deconfined Higgs'' regions in a reduced three-dimensional lattice model; and (iii) Hybrid Monte Carlo analysis on $16^3\times 8$ and $12^3\times 6$ lattices, showing results suggestive of continuity. These results indicate that the Higgs and deconfined regimes can be continuously connected, while the confined phase remains distinct.
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spellingShingle Deconfinement-Higgs continuity in ${\rm SU(2)}$ adjoint Higgs model at finite temperature
Hayashi, Yui
Kawahira, Masashi
Watanabe, Hiromasa
High Energy Physics - Theory
High Energy Physics - Lattice
We study the finite-temperature phase structure of the four-dimensional ${\rm SU(2)}$ adjoint Higgs model, focusing on a possible deconfinement-Higgs continuity: the conjecture that the high-temperature deconfined phase of Yang-Mills theory and the finite-temperature Higgs phase form a single thermodynamic phase. We combine three approaches: (i) global symmetry analysis, showing that Higgs and deconfined regimes are expected to share the same symmetry pattern distinct from the confined phase; (ii) a deformation analysis, which yields an explicit continuous path between ``deconfined symmetric'' and ``deconfined Higgs'' regions in a reduced three-dimensional lattice model; and (iii) Hybrid Monte Carlo analysis on $16^3\times 8$ and $12^3\times 6$ lattices, showing results suggestive of continuity. These results indicate that the Higgs and deconfined regimes can be continuously connected, while the confined phase remains distinct.
title Deconfinement-Higgs continuity in ${\rm SU(2)}$ adjoint Higgs model at finite temperature
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
High Energy Physics - Lattice
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.15493