VORTEX SOLUTION IN (2+1)-DIMENSIONAL PURE YANG–MILLS THEORY AT HIGH TEMPERATURES

At high temperatures the A0 component of the Yang–Mills field plays the role of the Higgs field, and the one-loop potential V(A0) plays the role of the Higgs potential. We find a new stable vortex solution of the Abrikosov–Nielsen–Olesen type, and discuss its properties and possible implications.