Topological feature and phase structure of QCD at complex chemical potential

The pseudo-critical temperature of the confinement–deconfinement transition and the phase transition surface are investigated by using the complex chemical potential. We can interpret the imaginary chemical potential as the Aharonov–Bohm phase, then the analogy of the topological order suggests that...

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Main Authors: Kouji Kashiwa, Akira Ohnishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-11-01
Series:Physics Letters B
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037026931500711X
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Summary:The pseudo-critical temperature of the confinement–deconfinement transition and the phase transition surface are investigated by using the complex chemical potential. We can interpret the imaginary chemical potential as the Aharonov–Bohm phase, then the analogy of the topological order suggests that the Roberge–Weiss endpoint would define the pseudo-critical temperature. The behavior of the Roberge–Weiss endpoint at small real quark chemical potential is investigated with the perturbative expansion. The expected QCD phase diagram at complex chemical potential is presented.
ISSN:0370-2693
1873-2445