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New possibilities for QCD at finite density

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2009-10-31 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Theory

Abstract

I review the growing theoretical indications that at high densities color SU(3) gauge symmetry is spontaneously broken by the formation of a quark pair condensate. This leads to a rich phase structure for QCD as a function of temperature and chemical potential. I also discuss the prospects for lattice QCD calculations at finite density, including the Glasgow algorithm and imaginary chemical potential.

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@article{arxiv.hep-lat/9809166,
  title  = {New possibilities for QCD at finite density},
  author = {M. Alford},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-lat/9809166},
  year   = {2009}
}

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LATTICE98(hightemp), 6 pages, LaTeX