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Chiral symmetry restoration in the three-dimensional four-fermion model at non-zero temperature and density
The three-dimensional four-fermion model with a Z_2 chiral symmetry and N=4
fermion species in the system is investigated numerically at non-zero
temparature and chemical potential. The phase diagram in the (chemical
potential, temperature) plane is mapped out quantitatively. A detailed finite
size scaling analysis shows that the zero temperature and non-zero chemical
potential chiral phase transition is first order, whereas the non-zero
temperature and non-zero chemical potential transition remains second order
down to very low temperatures. Quantitative results for the location of the end
of the first order line are given. The simulations at T=0 provided no evidence
for a nuclear liquid-gas transition.Comment: 23 pages, 15 figure
Phase diagram of the three-dimensional NJL model
With the exception of confinement the three-dimensional Nambu-Jona-Lasinio
(NJL_3) model incorporates many of the essential properties of QCD. We discuss
the critical properties of the model at nonzero temperature T and/or nonzero
chemical potential . We show that the universality class of the thermal
transition is that of the d=2 classical spin model with the same symmetry. We
provide evidence for the existence of a tricritical point in the
(,temperature) plane. We also discuss numerical results by Hands et al.
which showed that the system is critical for and the diquark
condensate is zero.Comment: 3 pages, To appear in the proceedings of Conference on Quarks and
Nuclear Physics (QNP 2002), Julich, Germany, 9-14 Jun 200
Results on Finite Density QCD
A brief summary of the formulation of QCD at finite chemical potental, ,
is presented. The failure of the quenched approximation to the problem is
reviewed.
Results are presented for dynamical simulations of the theory at strong and
intermediate couplings. We find that the problems associated with the quenched
theory persist: the onset of non-zero quark number does seem to occur at a
chemical potential . However analysis of the
Lee-Yang zeros of the grand canonical partition function in the complex
fugacity plane, (), does show signals of critical behaviour in the
expected region of chemical potential.
Results are presented for a simulation at finite density of the Gross-Neveu
model on a lattice near to the chiral limit. Contrary to our simulations
of QCD no pathologies were found when passed through the value
m_{\pi}/2}.Comment: 14 pages, Latex, 18 eps figures, Review for Tsukuba worksho
Non-Compact QED_3 with N_f=1 and N_f=4
We present numerical results for non-compact three-dimensional QED for
numbers of flavors N_f=1 and N_f=4.In particular, we address the issue of
whether chiral symmetry is spontaneously broken in the continuum limit, and
obtain a positive answer for N_f=1, with a dimensionless condensate estimated
to be beta^2 ~= O(10^-3), implying that the critical number of
flavors N_fc>1. We also compare the N_f=1 and N_f=4 models by analysing the
transition from strong to weak coupling behaviour using an equation of state
based on a continuous phase transition. While some qualitative differences
emerge, it appears difficult to determine whether N_f=4 lies above or below
N_fc.Comment: 19 pages, 10 figure
Rigorous arguments against current wisdoms in finite density QCD
QCD at finite chemical potential is analytically investigated in the region
of large bare fermion masses. We show that, contrary to the general wisdom, the
phase of the fermion determinant is irrelevant at zero temperature. However if
the system is put at finite temperature, the contribution of the phase is
finite. We also discuss on the quenched approximation and suggest that the
origin of the failure of this approximation in finite density QCD could relay
on the fundamental role that Pauli exclusion principle plays in this case.Comment: 16 pages, 5 figure
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