https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-011-1826-8
Regular Article - Theoretical Physics
A reanalysis of finite temperature SU(N) gauge theory
1
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Catania, Via Santa Sofia 64, 95123, Catania, Italy
2
Sezione di Catania, INFN, Via Santa Sofia 64, 95123, Catania, Italy
3
Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, INFN, 95123, Catania, Italy
4
Scuola Superiore di Catania, Via Valdisavoia 9, 95123, Catania, Italy
* e-mail: dario.zappala@ct.infn.it
Received:
3
November
2011
Published online:
3
December
2011
We revise the SU(N
c
), N
c
=3,4,6, lattice data on pure gauge theories at finite temperature by means of a quasi-particle approach. In particular, we focus on the relation between the effective mass of the quasi-particle and the order of the deconfinement transition, the scaling of the interaction measure with 
, the role of gluon condensate, and the screening mass.
© Springer-Verlag / Società Italiana di Fisica, 2011
