Hofmann, R. SU(2) Quantum Yang–Mills Thermodynamics: Some Theory and Some Applications. Universe2018, 4, 132.
Hofmann, R. SU(2) Quantum Yang–Mills Thermodynamics: Some Theory and Some Applications. Universe 2018, 4, 132.
Hofmann, R. SU(2) Quantum Yang–Mills Thermodynamics: Some Theory and Some Applications. Universe2018, 4, 132.
Hofmann, R. SU(2) Quantum Yang–Mills Thermodynamics: Some Theory and Some Applications. Universe 2018, 4, 132.
Abstract
In the first part of this talk we review some prerequisites for and essential arguments involved in the construction of the thermal-ground-state estimate for the deconfining phase in the thermodynamics of SU(2) Quantum Yang-Mills theory and how this structure supports its distinct excitations. The second part applies deconfining SU(2) Yang-Mills thermodynamics to the Cosmic Microwave Background in view of (i) a modified temperature-redshift relation with an interesting link to correlation-length criticality in the 3D Ising model, (ii) the implied minimal changes in the dark sector of the cosmological model, and (iii) best-fit parameter values of this model when confronted with the spectra of the angular two-point functions TT, TE, and EE, excluding the low-$l$ physics. The latter, which is treated in an incomplete way because of the omission of radiative effects, is addressed in passing towards future work.
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