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Two lectures on Yang-Lee edge singularity and analytic structure of QCD equation of state

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2025-03-17 v1 High Energy Physics - Lattice

Abstract

These lecture notes, prepared for the 2024 XQCD PhD, provide an introduction to the analytic structure of an equation of state near a second-order phase transition and its most prominent landmark: the Yang-Lee edge singularity. In addition to discussing general properties, the notes review recent theoretical progress in locating the QCD critical point by tracking the trajectory of the Yang-Lee edge singularity.

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@article{arxiv.2411.02663,
  title  = {Two lectures on Yang-Lee edge singularity and analytic structure of QCD equation of state},
  author = {Vladimir V. Skokov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.02663},
  year   = {2025}
}

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37 pages, 19 figures