Universal Self-Similar Scaling of Spatial Wilson Loops Out of Equilibrium

J. Berges, M. Mace, and S. Schlichting
Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 192005 – Published 11 May 2017

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 a 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.

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  • Received 10 March 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.192005

© 2017 American Physical Society

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Particles & Fields

Authors & Affiliations

J. Berges1,*, M. Mace2,†, and S. Schlichting3,‡

  • 1Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
  • 2Physics and Astronomy Department, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11974, USA and Physics Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Building 510A, Upton, New York 11973, USA
  • 3Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1560, USA

  • *j.berges@thphys.uni-heidelberg.de
  • mark.mace@stonybrook.edu
  • sslng@uw.edu

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Vol. 118, Iss. 19 — 12 May 2017

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