QCD Thermodynamics from the Lattice
Abstract
We review the current methods and results of lattice simulations of quantum chromodynamics at nonzero temperatures and densities. The review is intended to introduce the subject to interested nonspecialists and beginners. It includes a brief overview of lattice gauge theory, a discussion of the determination of the crossover temperature, the QCD phase diagram at zero and nonzero densities, the equation of state, some in-medium properties of hadrons including charmonium, and some plasma transport coefficients.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0905.2949,
title = {QCD Thermodynamics from the Lattice},
author = {C. E. DeTar and U. M. Heller},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.2949},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
74 pp. 31 figs. To appear in the European Physical Journal A and Advances in Physics of Particles and Nuclei. Added references, corrected typos, and updated the discussion of the thermal heavy quark/antiquark potential. Added and updated references. Final version