Nuclear Physics from lattice QCD at strong coupling
High Energy Physics - Lattice
2010-04-08 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
Abstract
We study numerically the strong coupling limit of lattice QCD with one flavor of massless staggered quarks. We determine the complete phase diagram as a function of temperature and chemical potential, including a tricritical point. We clarify the nature of the low temperature dense phase, which is strongly bound nuclear matter. This strong binding is explained by the nuclear potential, which we measure. Finally, we determine, from this first-principle limiting case of QCD, the masses of atomic nuclei up to A=12 "carbon".
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@article{arxiv.0907.1915,
title = {Nuclear Physics from lattice QCD at strong coupling},
author = {Philippe de Forcrand and Michael Fromm},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0907.1915},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
4 pages, 5 figures; v2: references added, minor changes, published version