Singularities of QCD in the complex chemical potential plane

We study the thermodynamic singularities of QCD in the complex chemical potential plane by a numerical simulation of lattice QCD, and discuss a method to understand the nature of the QCD phase transition at finite density from the information of the singularities. The existence of singular points at which the partition function (Z) vanishes is expected in the complex plane. These are called Lee-Yang zeros or Fisher zeros. We investigate the distribution of these singular points using the data obtained by a simulation of two-flavor QCD with p4-improved staggered quarks. The convergence radius of a Taylor expansion of ln Z in terms of the chemical potential is also discussed.Comment: 7 pages, 7 figures, Contribution to the "XXVII International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory", July 26-31, 2009, Peking University, Beijing, Chin

Electron localization near Mott transition in organic superconductor κ\kappa-(BEDT-TTF)2_{2}Cu[N(CN)2]_{2}]Br

The effect of disorder on the electronic properties near the Mott transition is studied in an organic superconductor $\kappa$-(BEDT-TTF)$_{2}$Cu[N(CN)$_{2}$]Br, which is systematically irradiated by X-ray. We observe that X-ray irradiation causes Anderson-type electron localization due to molecular disorder. The resistivity at low temperatures demonstrates variable range hopping conduction with Coulomb interaction. The experimental results show clearly that the electron localization by disorder is enhanced by the Coulomb interaction near the Mott transition.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure

Complex wave function, Chiral spin order parameter and Phase Problem

We study the two dimensional Hubbard model by use of the ground state algorithm in the Monte Carlo simulation. We employ complex wave functions as trial function in order to have a close look at properties such as chiral spin order ($\chi$SO) and flux phase. For half filling, a particle-hole transformation leads to sum rules with respect to the Green's functions for a certain choice of a set of wave functions. It is then analytically shown that the sum rules lead to the absence of the $\chi$SO. Upon doping, we are confronted with the sign problem, which in our case %ch appears as a ``phase problem" due to the phase of the Monte Carlo weights. The average of the phase shows an exponential decay as a function of inverse temperature similarly to that of sign by Loh Jr. et. al. . We compare the numerical results with those of exact numerical calculations.Comment: 28 pages, 9 figures(hard copy will be available upon request

Two dimensional CP^2 Model with \theta-term and Topological Charge Distributions

Topological charge distributions in 2 dimensional CP^2 model with theta-term is calculated. In strong coupling regions, topological charge distribution is approximately given by Gaussian form as a function of topological charge and this behavior leads to the first order phase transition at \theta=\pi. In weak coupling regions it shows non-Gaussian distribution and the first order phase transition disappears. Free energy as a function of \theta shows "flattening" behavior at theta=theta_f<pi, when we calculate the free energy directly from topological charge distribution. Possible origin of this flattening phenomena is prensented.Comment: 17 pages,7 figure

Complex singularities around the QCD critical point at finite densities

Partition function zeros provide alternative approach to study phase structure of finite density QCD. The structure of the Lee-Yang edge singularities associated with the zeros in the complex chemical potential plane has a strong influence on the real axis of the chemical potential. In order to investigate what the singularities are like in a concrete form, we resort to an effective theory based on a mean field approach in the vicinity of the critical point. The crossover is identified as a real part of the singular point. We consider the complex effective potential and explicitly study the behavior of its extrema in the complex order parameter plane in order to see how the Stokes lines are associated with the singularity. Susceptibilities in the complex plane are also discussed.Comment: LaTeX, 27 pages with 15 figure

Lattice Field Theory with the Sign Problem and the Maximum Entropy Method

Although numerical simulation in lattice field theory is one of the most effective tools to study non-perturbative properties of field theories, it faces serious obstacles coming from the sign problem in some theories such as finite density QCD and lattice field theory with the $\theta$ term. We reconsider this problem from the point of view of the maximum entropy method.Comment: This is a contribution to the Proc. of the O'Raifeartaigh Symposium on Non-Perturbative and Symmetry Methods in Field Theory (June 2006, Budapest, Hungary), published in SIGMA (Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications) at http://www.emis.de/journals/SIGMA