Nonperturbative equation of state of quark–gluon plasma: Applications

The vacuum-driven nonperturbative factors Li for quark and gluon Green’s functions are shown to define the nonperturbative dynamics of QGP in the leading approximation. EoS obtained recently in the framework of this approach is compared in detail with known lattice data for μ = 0 including P/T4, ε/T4, ε-3PT4. The basic role in the dynamics at T ≲ 3Tc is played by the factors Li which are approximately equal to the modulus of Polyakov line for quark Lfund and gluon Ladj. The properties of Li are derived from field correlators and compared to lattice data, in particular the Casimir scaling property Ladj=(Lfund)C2(adj)C2(fund) follows in the Gaussian approximation valid for small vacuum correlation lengths. Resulting curves for P/T4, ε/T4, ε-3PT4 are in a reasonable agreement with lattice data, the remaining difference points out to an effective attraction among QGP constituents.