The nature of the finite temperature QCD transition as a function of the quark masses

G. Endrodi, Z. Fodor, S. D. Katz, K. K. Szabó

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Abstract

The finite temperature QCD transition for physical quark masses is a crossover. For smaller quark masses a first-order phase transition is expected. Using Symanzik improved gauge and stout improved fermion action for 2+1 flavour staggered QCD we give estimates/bounds for the phase line separating the first-order region from the crossover one. The calculations are carried out on two different lattice spacings. Our conclusion for the critical mass is m0 0.07 · mphys for NT = 4 and m0 0.12 · mphys for NT = 6 lattices.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number182
JournalProceedings of Science
Volume42
StatePublished - 2007
Event25th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory, LATTICE 2007 - Regensburg, Germany
Duration: Jul 30 2007Aug 4 2007

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General

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