Calorons and localization of quark eigenvectors in lattice QCD

Phys Rev Lett. 2001 Jul 23;87(4):042001. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.042001. Epub 2001 Jul 6.

Abstract

We analyze the localization properties for eigenvectors of the Dirac operator in quenched lattice QCD in the vicinity of the deconfinement phase transition. Studying the characteristic differences between the Z3 sectors above the critical temperature T(c), we find indications for the presence of calorons.