Parameters
Mode
Confined phase:
⟨W(R,T)⟩ ~ exp(−σRT)
Area law → linear potential
V(r) = σr
Deconfined phase:
⟨W(R,T)⟩ ~ exp(−μ(2R+2T))
Perimeter law → screened
Creutz ratio:
χ(R,T) = log[W(R,T)W(R−1,T−1) / W(R,T−1)W(R−1,T)]
→ σ in continuum limit
⟨W(R,T)⟩ ~ exp(−σRT)
Area law → linear potential
V(r) = σr
Deconfined phase:
⟨W(R,T)⟩ ~ exp(−μ(2R+2T))
Perimeter law → screened
Creutz ratio:
χ(R,T) = log[W(R,T)W(R−1,T−1) / W(R,T−1)W(R−1,T)]
→ σ in continuum limit