Z(3)-symmetric effective theory of hot QCD

TL;DR

This paper develops a three-dimensional Z(3)-symmetric effective theory for hot QCD, deriving lattice-continuum relations and exploring its phase structure through simulations, aiding understanding of high-temperature QCD phenomena.

Contribution

It introduces a Z(3)-symmetric effective theory for hot QCD, providing exact lattice-continuum relations and analyzing its phase diagram via lattice simulations.

Findings

Derived lattice-continuum relations to order O(a^0).

Mapped the phase structure of the effective theory.

Provided tools for future lattice studies of hot QCD.

Abstract

We study a three dimensional Z(3)-symmetric effective theory of high temperature QCD. The exact lattice-continuum relations, needed in order to perform lattice simulations with physical parameters, are computed to order O(a^0) in lattice perturbation theory. Lattice simulations are performed to determine the phase structure of a subset of the parameter space.