QCD Critical Point and Complex Chemical Potential Singularities
High Energy Physics - Lattice
2009-11-11 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
Abstract
The thermodynamic singularities of QCD in the plane of complex baryo-chemical potential mu are studied. Predictions are made using scaling and universality arguments in the vicinity of the massless quark limit. The results are illustrated by a calculation of complex mu singularities in a random matrix model at finite temperature. Implications for lattice QCD simulations aimed at locating the QCD critical point are discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-lat/0603014,
title = {QCD Critical Point and Complex Chemical Potential Singularities},
author = {M. A. Stephanov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-lat/0603014},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
13 pages, 6 figures, RevTeX (corrected typos, some numerical values)