Published May 2004
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Journal article
The phase diagram of three-flavor QCD for small baryon densities
Creators
- 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)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Japan
- Country of Input or Organization
- Japan
- INIS RN
- 35066665
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BARYON NUMBER; DENSITY; FLAVOR MODEL; FREE ENERGY; MASS; NUCLEAR STRUCTURE; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; QUARKS; SERIES EXPANSION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
- Descriptors DEC
- COMPOSITE MODELS; DIAGRAMS; ENERGY; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; INFORMATION; INTERACTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUARK MODEL; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
Optional Information
- Notes
- 16 refs., 7 figs., 1 tab.