# Universal self-similar scaling of spatial Wilson loops out of equilibrium

## TL;DR

This paper demonstrates a universal self-similar scaling behavior of spatial Wilson loops in out-of-equilibrium non-Abelian plasmas, revealing a generalized area law and universal exponents across different regimes.

## Contribution

It introduces a universal self-similar scaling law for spatial Wilson loops in non-equilibrium plasmas, applicable across a wide range of scales and regimes.

## Key findings

- Discovery of a universal self-similar scaling property.
- Identification of a generalized area law for large area-to-time ratios.
- Characterization of nonthermal scaling with two independent exponents.

## Abstract

We investigate strongly correlated non-Abelian plasmas out of equilibrium. Based on numerical simulations, we establish a self-similar scaling property for the time evolution of spatial Wilson loops that characterizes a universal state of matter far from equilibrium. Most remarkably, it exhibits a generalized area law which holds for sufficiently large ratio of spatial area and fractional power of time. Performing calculations also for the perturbative regime at higher momenta, we are able to characterize the full nonthermal scaling properties of SU(2) and SU(3) symmetric plasmas from short to large distance scales in terms of two independent universal exponents and associated scaling functions.