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Dynamic universality class of the QCD critical point

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2007-05-23 v2 Nuclear Theory

Abstract

We show that the dynamic universality class of the QCD critical point is that of model H and discuss the dynamic critical exponents. We show that the baryon diffusion rate vanishes at the critical point. The dynamic critical index zz is close to 3.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0401052,
  title  = {Dynamic universality class of the QCD critical point},
  author = {D. T. Son and M. A. Stephanov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0401052},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

12 pages. To be published in PRD. Appendix about isospin density added, introduction expanded