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Zeros of QCD partition function from finite density lattices
Partition function zeros steer the critical behavior of a system. Studying
four-flavor lattice QCD at finite temperature and density with the
Wilson-clover fermion action and the Iwasaki gauge action using a
phase-quenched fermion determinant, we combine statistics from multiple
chemical potentials to improve sampling of the configuration space, and aim at
unraveling the movement of zeros in finite systems. Preparing for further
investigations, we discuss methods and criteria used to sieve through complex
parameter space spanned by and , and present statistically robust zeros of the partition
function.Comment: 7 pages, 1 table, and 8 figures, presented at the 31st International
Symposium on Lattice Field Theory (Lattice 2013), 29 July - 3 August 2013,
Mainz, Germany. Changes include: fix a typo and clarify the caption for
Figure 1; clearly state estimating error for the number of independent
configuration
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