Published May 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

A novel mathematical mechanism of the critical endpoint generation

  • 1. Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev (Ukraine)

Description

We develop a novel model of the QCD matter critical endpoint by matching the deconfinement phase transition curve with the nil line of the bag surface tension coefficient. As a result, this leads to a new structure of the leading singularities of isobaric partition, and in contrast to all previous studies of such models, the deconfined phase in our approach is defined not by an essential singularity of the isobaric partition function but its simple pole. As an unexpected result, we find out that the first order phase transition in this model is the surface tension induced transition. The sufficient conditions of its existence are analyzed and the possible physical consequences are discussed.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics of Particles and Nuclei Letters (Print)
Journal Volume
9
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 238-243
ISSN
1547-4771

INIS

Country of Publication
Russian Federation
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
52085506
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
PARTITION FUNCTIONS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; SURFACE TENSION
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SURFACE PROPERTIES

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