Abstract
The effective theory for Wilson lines results from integrating over the variables of the finite-temperature gauge theory while holding the values of the lines fixed. A quantity which measures the range of interaction in the effective theory is introduced. It is approximated in a Monte Carlo simulation at two points near the confinement-deconfinement phase transition. The results show an interaction range of less than one lattice unit.
- Received 30 September 1987
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.37.1597
©1988 American Physical Society
