$Z_3$ meta-stable states in PNJL model
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2020-11-04 v3 High Energy Physics - Theory
Nuclear Theory
Abstract
We study the Z 3 meta-stable states in the Polyakov loop Nambu-Jona-Lasinio (PNJL) model. These states exist for temperatures above T m ~ 194 MeV and can decay via bubble nucleation. We numerically solve the bounce equation to compute the nucleation rate. We speculate that, in the context of heavy-ion collisions, the likely scenario for the decay of the meta-stable states is via spinodal decomposition.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.1907.07981,
title = {$Z_3$ meta-stable states in PNJL model},
author = {Minati Biswal and Sanatan Digal and P. S. Saumia},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1907.07981},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
24 pages, 11 figures (accepted by PRD)