Monopoles and Vortices in Yang—Mills Plasma

摘要

We discuss the role of magnetic degrees of freedom in Yang—Mills plasma at temperaturesabove and of order of the critical temperature T0. While at zero temperature the magnetic degrees offreedom are condensed and electric degrees of freedom are confined, at the point of the phase transitionboth magnetic and electric degrees of freedom are released into the thermal vacuum. This phenomenonmight explain the observed unusual properties of the plasma.