TY - JOUR
T1 - Fixed boundary conditions and phase transitions in pure gauge compact QED
AU - Baig, M.
AU - Fort, H.
PY - 1994/7/21
Y1 - 1994/7/21
N2 - We have simulated the pure gauge compact QED with fixed boundary conditions, on lattices from 64 to 164. We argue that a lattice with this fixed boundary imposition corresponds actually to a lattice with spherical topology. We have found the presence of a phase transition without any trace of discontinuity. Moreover, the specific heat and the Binder cumulant are qualitatively consistent with a second order phase transition. The implications of this observation on the nature of the compact lattice QED are discussed. © 1994.
AB - We have simulated the pure gauge compact QED with fixed boundary conditions, on lattices from 64 to 164. We argue that a lattice with this fixed boundary imposition corresponds actually to a lattice with spherical topology. We have found the presence of a phase transition without any trace of discontinuity. Moreover, the specific heat and the Binder cumulant are qualitatively consistent with a second order phase transition. The implications of this observation on the nature of the compact lattice QED are discussed. © 1994.
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(94)91276-9
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(94)91276-9
M3 - Article
SN - 0370-2693
VL - 332
SP - 428
EP - 432
JO - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
JF - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
ER -