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Phases of QCD: lattice thermodynamics versus PNJL model

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2220202· OSTI ID:20873222
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  1. Physik-Department, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, D-85747 Garching (Germany)
  2. Trento; Italy

We investigate QCD-based thermodynamics by means of an extended Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model in which quarks couple simultaneously to the chiral condensate and to a background temporal gauge field representing Polyakov loop dynamics. The model thus incorporates features of both deconfinement and chiral symmetry restoration. Thermodynamic quantities at finite quark chemical potential are presented, and comparison with lattice QCD results is discussed.

OSTI ID:
20873222
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 842; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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