Center Vortex Model for the Infrared Sector of SU(3) Yang-Mills Theory

TL;DR

This paper reviews the center vortex model's application to SU(3) Yang-Mills theory, focusing on phase transition order, vortex structure, and preliminary results on the 't Hooft loop and dual string tension.

Contribution

It provides recent insights into the vortex model's role in the infrared behavior of SU(3) Yang-Mills theory, emphasizing phase transition characteristics and vortex geometries.

Findings

Determined the order of the deconfining phase transition.

Analyzed the geometrical structure of vortex branchings.

Presented preliminary data on the 't Hooft loop and dual string tension.

Abstract

In this talk, we review some recent results of the center vortex model for the infrared sector of SU(3) Yang-Mills theory. Particular emphasis is put on the order of the finite-temperature deconfining phase transition and the geometrical structure of vortex branchings. We also present preliminary data for the 't Hooft loop operator and the dual string tension near the phase transition.