Published December 4, 2008
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Journal article
The physics of eight flavours
- 1. Centre for Theoretical Physics, University of Groningen, 9747 AG (Netherlands)
- 2. INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, I-00044 Frascati (RM) (Italy)
Description
We study Quantum Chromodynamics with eight flavours by use of lattice simulations and present evidence that the theory still breaks chiral symmetry in the zero temperature, continuum limit. This confirms that the lower end of the conformal window of QCD lies above Nf=8
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2008.10.039Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.physletb.2008.10.039;
- arXiv
- arXiv:0804.2905v2;
- PII
- S0370-2693(08)01296-3;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics Letters. Section B
- Journal Volume
- 670
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 41-48
- ISSN
- 0370-2693
- CODEN
- PYLBAJ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 40050346
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CHIRAL SYMMETRY; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; FLAVOR MODEL; GAUGE INVARIANCE; LATTICE FIELD THEORY; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
- Descriptors DEC
- COMPOSITE MODELS; CONSTRUCTIVE FIELD THEORY; FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUARK MODEL; SIMULATION; SYMMETRY
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.