18–20 May 2026
James Clerk Maxwell Building
Europe/London timezone

Order-Order Interface Tension in SU(N) Gauge Theory

20 May 2026, 11:00
30m
Higgs Centre Seminar Room (4305) (James Clerk Maxwell Building)

Higgs Centre Seminar Room (4305)

James Clerk Maxwell Building

School of Physics and Astronomy University of Edinburgh James Clerk Maxwell Building Peter Guthrie Tait Road Edinburgh EH9 3FD
Abstract for talk

Speaker

Aaron Haarti (University of Helsinki)

Description

For the confined phase of pure SU(N) gauge theory, we use a twisted boundary condition to produce two ordered phases simultaneously. Between these two ordered phases there naturally lies an order-order (o-o) interface, for which we evaluate the surface tension by calculating the difference in free energy of the twisted and non-twisted lattices. To accurately measure the first-order phase transition region, we employ multicanonical sampling. With these measurements, we draw conclusions of the finite volume effects of the method and the perfect wetting hypothesis.

Author

Aaron Haarti (University of Helsinki)

Presentation materials