Published March 15, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Nonperturbative Yukawa theory at finite density and temperature

  • 1. Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro C.P. 68528, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-972 (Brazil)
  • 2. Departamento de Fisica, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina C.P. 476, Florianopolis, SC, 88.040 - 900 (Brazil)

Description

In-medium Yukawa theory is part of the thermodynamics of the standard model of particle physics and is one of the main building blocks of most effective field theories of fermionic systems. By computing its pressure we investigate the nonperturbative thermodynamics at finite temperature and density using the optimized perturbation theory framework. Our calculations are valid for arbitrary fermion and scalar masses, temperature, chemical potential, and not restricted to weak coupling. The model is considered in the presence as well as in the absence of condensates. Comparison with nonperturbative results shows that second-order perturbation theory fails in the first case but performs rather well when condensates are absent, even at high-temperature regimes.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
79
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 065026-065026.14
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

Optional Information

Notes
(c) 2009 The American Physical Society