Glueball masses and other physical properties of SU ( N ) gauge theories in D = 3 + 1 : a review of lattice results for theorists
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We summarise what lattice simulations have to say about the physical properties of continuum SU(N) gauge theories in 3+1 dimensions. The quantities covered are: the glueball mass spectrum, the confining string tension, the temperature at which the theory becomes deconfined, the topological susceptibility, the value of the scale ΛMS that governs the rate at which the coupling runs and the r0 parameter that characterises the static quark potential at intermediate distances.
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