Density of States in Gauge Theories

Langfeld, Kurt, Lucini, Biagio and Rago, Antonio (2012) Density of States in Gauge Theories PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 109 (11). 111601-. ISSN 0031-9007, 1079-7114

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Abstract

The density of states is calculated for the SU(2), SU(3), and a compact U(1) lattice gauge theories using a modified version of the Wang-Landau algorithm. We find that the density of states of the SU(2) gauge theory can be reliably calculated over a range of 120000 orders of magnitude for lattice sizes as big as 204. We demonstrate the potential of the algorithm by reproducing the SU(2) average action, its specific heat, and the critical couplings of the weak first order transition in U(1). © 2012 American Physical Society.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	4 pages, 6 figures
Uncontrolled Keywords:	hep-lat, hep-lat, cond-mat.stat-mech, hep-th
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	07 Jul 2016 10:30
Last Modified:	16 Jun 2026 14:35
DOI:	10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.111601
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3002143
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