The Zero Temperature Chiral Phase Transition in SU(N) Gauge Theories
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2009-10-28 v3 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
We investigate the zero temperature chiral phase transition in an SU(N) gauge theory as the number of fermions is varied. We argue that there exists a critical number of fermions , above which there is no chiral symmetry breaking or confinement, and below which both chiral symmetry breaking and confinement set in. We estimate and discuss the nature of the phase transition.
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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9602385,
title = {The Zero Temperature Chiral Phase Transition in SU(N) Gauge Theories},
author = {Thomas Appelquist and John Terning and L. C. R. Wijewardhana},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9602385},
year = {2009}
}
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13 pages, LaTeX, version published in PRL