Effect of a finite quark mass on the deconfinement temperature as calculated in dual QCD

Journal Article · Sun Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · Physical Review (Section) D: Particles and Fields; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.40.2732· OSTI ID:5249243

Baker, M ^[1]; Ball, J S ^[2]; Zachariasen, F ^[3]

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1. University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98105 (US)
2. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
3. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125

We calculate, to lowest order, the cotnribution of quark loops to the finite-temperature vacuum energy density. From this, in the high-temperature approximation, we obtain the dual QCD deconfinement transition temperature as a function of the input quark mass.

• OSTI ID: 5249243
• Journal Information: Physical Review (Section) D: Particles and Fields; (USA), Vol. 40:8; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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