DECONFINING TRANSITION OF SU(3) GAUGE-THEORY ON NT = 4 AND 6 LATTICES

We report the results of a Monte Carlo study of finite-temperature pure SU(3) gauge theory performed on the parallel computer QCDPAX. The deconfining transition is studied on 12(2) x 24 x 4, 24(2) x 36 x 4, 24(3) x 6, and 36(2) x 48 x 6 lattices with 480000-1112000 iterations. A clear two-phase structure is observed on spatially large (24(2) x 36 x 4 and 36(2) x 48 x 6) lattices and the gaps of physical quantities at the transition are calculated on these lattices. The latent heat thus obtained on the N(t) = 6 (36(2) x 48 x 6) lattice is much smaller than the one previously obtained.