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Chiral Phase Transition beyond Mean Field Approximation

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2007-09-19 v1 Superconductivity Nuclear Theory

Abstract

Based on the analogy between the Nambu--Jona-Lasinio model of chiral symmetry breaking and the BCS theory of superconductivity, we investigate the effect of qˉq\bar q q pair fluctuations on the chiral phase transition. We include uncondensed qˉq\bar q q pairs at finite temperature and chemical potential in a self-consistent T-matrix formalism, the so-called G0GG_0 G scheme. The pair fluctuations reduce significantly the critical temperature and make quarks massive above the critical temperature.

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@article{arxiv.0709.2246,
  title  = {Chiral Phase Transition beyond Mean Field Approximation},
  author = {Lianyi He and Pengfei Zhuang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0709.2246},
  year   = {2007}
}

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5 pages, 4 figures

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