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Introductory lectures on lattice QCD at nonzero baryon number

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2016-06-22 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Theory

Abstract

These lecture notes contain an elementary introduction to lattice QCD at nonzero chemical potential. Topics discussed include chemical potential in the continuum and on the lattice; the sign, overlap and Silver Blaze problems; the phase boundary at small chemical potential; imaginary chemical potential; and complex Langevin dynamics. An incomplete overview of other approaches is presented as well. These lectures are meant for postgraduate students and postdocs with an interest in extreme QCD. A basic knowledge of lattice QCD is assumed but not essential. Some exercises are included at the end.

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@article{arxiv.1512.05145,
  title  = {Introductory lectures on lattice QCD at nonzero baryon number},
  author = {Gert Aarts},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1512.05145},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

45 pages, based on lectures delivered at the XIII International Workshop on Hadron Physics, Brazil, March 2015

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