On the sign of kurtosis near the QCD critical point

Details On the sign of kurtosis near the QCD critical point On the sign of kurtosis near the QCD critical point

2011-04-08

arxiv.org/abs/1104.1627v1

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

4 pages, 2 figures

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We point out that the quartic cumulant (and kurtosis) of the order parameter fluctuations is universally negative when the critical point is approached on the crossover side of the phase separation line. As a consequence, the kurtosis of a fluctuating observable, such as, e.g., proton multiplicity, may become smaller than the value given by independent Poisson statistics. We discuss implications for the Beam Energy Scan program at RHIC.

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