Interaction potential between heavy QQ¯ in a color octet configuration in the QGP from a study of hybrid Wilson loops

We investigate the interaction between a heavy quark-antiquark pair in color octet configuration gluon plasma. calculate nonperturbatively an effective thermal potential for such through study of correlation function hybrid state with $Q \bar{Q}$ and adjoint source static limit. discuss extraction potential, present results plasma moderately high temperatures $\lesssim 2 T_c$. The implications our result are discussed.