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$\mathbb{Z}_3$ lattice gauge theory as a toy model for dense QCD

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2024-06-10 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We propose the (3+1)(3+1)-dimensional Z3\mathbb{Z}_3 lattice gauge theory coupled with the 2-flavor Wilson-Dirac fermion as a toy model for studying quantum chromodynamics (QCD) at nonzero density. We study its phase diagram in the space of the lattice gauge couplings g2g^2 and the quark chemical potentials μ\mu and discuss the similarity and difference compared with anticipated behaviors of actual QCD. This model also provides a testing ground for various algorithms of the numerical Hamiltonian formalism as its Hilbert space is finite-dimensional in a finite box.

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@article{arxiv.2404.07595,
  title  = {$\mathbb{Z}_3$ lattice gauge theory as a toy model for dense QCD},
  author = {Yoshimasa Hidaka and Yuya Tanizaki and Arata Yamamoto},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.07595},
  year   = {2024}
}