The logarithmic broadening predicted by the systematic low-energy effective
field theory for the confining string has recently been verified in numerical
simulations of (2+1)-d SU(2) lattice Yang-Mills theory at zero temperature. The
same effective theory predicts linear broadening of the string at low non-zero
temperature. In this paper, we verify this prediction by comparison with very
precise Monte Carlo data. The comparison involves no additional adjustable
parameters, because the low-energy constants of the effective theory have
already been fixed at zero temperature. It yields very good agreement between
the underlying Yang-Mills theory and the effective string theory.Comment: 10 pages, 3 figures. Version published in JHEP; improved figures 1
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