Deconfining Phase Transition and the Continuum Limit of Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics

We present a large-scale Monte Carlo calculation of the deconfining phase-transition temperature in lattice quantum chromodynamics without fermions. Using the Wilson action, we find that the transition temperature as a function of the lattice coupling $g$ is consistent with scaling behavior dictated by the perturbative $\beta$ function for $\frac{6}{g^2}>6.15\mathrm{}$