Locating critical point of QCD phase transition basing on finite-size scaling

Chen Lizhu; X. S. Chen; Wu Yuanfang

Locating critical point of QCD phase transition basing on finite-size scaling

Nuclear Theory 2009-04-08 v1

Authors: Chen Lizhu , X. S. Chen , Wu Yuanfang

Abstract

It is argued that in relativistic heavy ion collisions, due to limited size of the formed matter, the reliable criterion of critical point is finite-size scaling, rather than non-monotonous behavior of observable. How to locate critical point by finite-size scaling is proposed. The data of $\pt$ correlation from RHIC/STAR are analyzed. Critical points are likely observed around $\sqrt s =62$ and 200 GeV. They could be, respectively, the transition of deconfinement and chiral symmetry restoration predicted by lattice-QCD. Further confirmation with other observable and energies is suggested.

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QCD phase transition critical point finite-size scaling relativistic heavy ion collisions deconfinement chiral symmetry restoration lattice QCD

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@article{arxiv.0904.1040,
  title  = {Locating critical point of QCD phase transition basing on finite-size scaling},
  author = {Chen Lizhu and X. S. Chen and Wu Yuanfang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0904.1040},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Locating critical point of QCD phase transition basing on finite-size scaling

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