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Flux representation of an effective Polyakov loop model for QCD thermodynamics

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2011-06-13 v2 Statistical Mechanics High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We discuss an effective Polyakov loop model for QCD thermodynamics with a chemical potential. Using high temperature expansion techniques the partition sum is mapped exactly onto the partition sum of a flux model. In the flux representation the complex action problem is resolved and a simulation with worm-type algorithms becomes possible also at finite chemical potential.

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@article{arxiv.1104.2503,
  title  = {Flux representation of an effective Polyakov loop model for QCD thermodynamics},
  author = {Christof Gattringer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1104.2503},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

Two remarks added. Final version to appear in Nuclear Physics B

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