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Classical strongly coupled quark-gluon plasma. III. The free energy

Journal Article · · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794 (United States)
We explore further the classical quark-gluon plasma using methods from classical liquids. The partition function of an ensemble of SU(N{sub c}) colored charge spheres is constructed. We analyze it using a cumulant expansion (low density) and a loop expansion (high temperature) after resumming the Debye screening effects. The pertinent free energies are derived in both limits and compared with recent molecular dynamics results.
OSTI ID:
21289876
Journal Information:
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Journal Name: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 79; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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