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Lattice QCD at finite temperature and density

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2026-05-12 v3 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory Nuclear Experiment Nuclear Theory

Abstract

I review recent lattice results on strongly interacting matter under extreme conditions, with emphasis on the finite-temperature QCD transition at μB=0\mu_B=0, its approach toward the chiral limit and the fate of the UA(1)U_A(1) anomaly, as well as recent constraints on the QCD phase boundary and the possible critical endpoint at μB>0\mu_B>0. I also discuss selected advances in lattice methods and in QCD thermodynamics under external conditions, in particular strong magnetic fields, isospin chemical potential, rotation, acceleration, and quark spin polarization.

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@article{arxiv.2603.16230,
  title  = {Lattice QCD at finite temperature and density},
  author = {Heng-Tong Ding},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.16230},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

24 pages, 10 figures, plenary talk presented at the 42nd International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory (Lattice 2025), 2-8 November 2025, Mumbai, India; version in PoS

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