Renormalized Polyakov Loop in the Deconfined Phase of SU(N) Gauge Theory and Gauge/String Duality

TL;DR

This paper employs gauge/string duality to analytically compute the renormalized Polyakov loop in pure Yang-Mills theories, achieving good agreement with lattice data for SU(3) across various temperatures.

Contribution

It provides an analytical evaluation of the Polyakov loop using gauge/string duality, offering insights into deconfined phase behavior in SU(N) gauge theories.

Findings

Analytical results match lattice simulations for SU(3)

Good agreement over a broad temperature range

Supports gauge/string duality as a tool for non-perturbative QCD

Abstract

We use gauge/string duality to analytically evaluate the renormalized Polyakov loop in pure Yang-Mills theories. For SU(3), the result is in a quite good agreement with lattice simulations for a broad temperature range.