SU(2) and SU(3) Yang-Mills thermodynamics and some implications

Abstract

We sketch the development of effective theories for SU(2) and SU(3) Yang-Mills thermodynamics. The most important results are quoted and some implications for particle physics and cosmology are discussed.Comment: 18 pages, 5 figures, v3: consequences of a change in the evolution equations for the effective couplings implemented, practically no change in the physics, erratum to appear in the journal-published versio