Consistent approach to study gluon quasiparticles

We discuss a novel approach to estimate the partition function in effective model frameworks when the effective potentials have multiple extrema, so that ascertaining a mean field becomes difficult. Using this approach we present a consistent model to study the thermodynamic properties of gluon quasiparticles as a function of temperature, both in the color confined and the color deconfined phases.

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We discuss a novel approach for estimating the partition function in effective model frameworks with multiple extrema in effective potentials, making it difficult to determine the mean field. Using this approach, we present a consistent model to investigate the thermodynamic properties of gluon quasiparticles as a function of temperature, in both the color confined and deconfined phases.