Monte Carlo calculations on lattices with large spatial volume show that the SU(3) deconfining phase transition is more weakly first order than previously thought. We have studied the transition for NT=4 and 6 on lattices of spatial volumes 16³, 20³, and 24³. The 24³×{}4 calculations show a sharp first-order phase transition, yielding a latent heat ΔET⁴ of 2.54±{}0.12. The 24³×{}6 calculations suffer greater finite-volume smearing, but suggest that ΔET⁴=2.48±0.24. Correlation lengths increase significantly near the transition, and the energy plus pressure of the ordered phase depends strongly on β.
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