Status of Lattice Studies of the QCD Phase Diagram

dc.creatorPhilipsen, Owe
dc.date2008-08-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:28:42Z
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dc.descriptionDetermining the QCD phase diagram is a pressing task in view of its relevance for nuclear and astro-particle physics programmes. We review the current status of lattice calculations of the phase diagram in the (T,μ_B)-plane for baryon chemical potentials μ_B < 500 MeV. At μ_B=0, simulations of staggered fermion actions predict the quark hadron transition to be a crossover in the continuum limit. As a baryon chemical potential is turned on, there is mounting evidence on coarse lattices for the crossover to weaken, rather than turning into a true phase transition at a critical point, as predicted by earlier simulations.
dc.description8 pages, Invited talk at YITP International Symposium on Fundamental Problems in Hot/Dense QCD, Kyoto, Japan, 3-6 Mar 2008
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0808.0672
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0808.0672
dc.identifierProg.Theor.Phys.Suppl.174:206-213,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1143/PTPS.174.206
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/215627
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleStatus of Lattice Studies of the QCD Phase Diagram
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