Published May 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

The phase diagram of three-flavor QCD for small baryon densities

  • 1. ETH Zuerich, Inst. for Theoretical Physics, Zuerich (Switzerland)
  • 2. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, Center for Theoretical Physics, Cambridge, MA (United States)

Description

We review our results for the phase diagram of three-flavor QCD for μB≤500 MeV. Our simulations are performed with an imaginary chemical potential for which the fermion determinant is positive. Physical observables are then fitted by truncated Taylor series and continued to real chemical potential. We map out the location of the critical line Tc(μB) with an accuracy up to terms of order (μB/T)6. We also show first results on a determination of the critical endpoint of the transition. We provide evidence, both theoretical and numerical, indicating high sensitivity of the critical point to the quark masses. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Progress of Theoretical Physics, Supplement
Journal Issue
no.153
Journal Page Range
p. 127-138
ISSN
0375-9687

Conference

Title
International workshop on finite density QCD
Dates
10-12 Jul 2003
Place
Nara (Japan)

Optional Information

Notes
16 refs., 7 figs., 1 tab.