A reanalysis of finite temperature SU(N) gauge theory

We revise the SU(N-c), N-c = 3, 4, 6, lattice data on pure gauge theories at finite temperature by means of a quasi-particle approach. In particular, we focus on the relation between the effective mass of the quasi-particle and the order of the deconfinement transition, the scaling of the interaction measure with N-c(2) - 1, the role of gluon condensate, and the screening mass.