Published November 17, 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

Theta vacuum effects on QCD phase diagram

  • 1. Department of Physics, Graduate School of Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581 (Japan)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Saga University, Saga 840-8502 (Japan)

Description

Theta vacuum effects on the QCD phase structure in the μ-T plane are studied by using the Polyakov-loop extended Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model and its extension, where μ is the quark chemical potential and T is temperature, respectively. As the parameter θ of the theta vacuum increases, the chiral transition becomes stronger. For large θ, it eventually becomes first order even at zero μ.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2011.10.032

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2011.10.032;
arXiv
arXiv:1105.0413v2;
PII
S0370-2693(11)01276-7;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
705
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 349-355
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Syrian Arab Republic
INIS RN
43090122
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CHIRALITY; PHASE DIAGRAMS; POTENTIALS; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; QUARKS
Descriptors DEC
DIAGRAMS; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; INFORMATION; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY

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