出版社:SISSA, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati
摘要:The center vortex model for the infrared sector of SU(3) Yang-Mills theory is reviewed. After
discussing the physical foundations underlying the model, some technical aspects of its realisation
are discussed. The confining properties of the model are presented in some detail and compared
to known results from full lattice Yang-Mills theory. Particular emphasis is put on the new phenomenon
of vortex branching, which is instrumental in establishing first order behaviour of the
SU(3) phase transition. Finally, the vortex free energy is verified to furnish an order parameter
for the deconfinement phase transition. It is shown to exhibit a weak discontinuity at the critical
temperature, in agreement with predictions from lattice gauge theory.