Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Lattice
Scientific paper
2000-10-06
Phys.Lett. B505 (2001) 141-148
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Lattice
14 pages. Some clarifications and references added, figures modified. To appear in PLB
Scientific paper
10.1016/S0370-2693(01)00355-0
One suggestion for determining the properties of QCD at finite temperatures and densities is to carry out lattice simulations with an imaginary chemical potential whereby no sign problem arises, and to convert the results to real physical observables only afterwards. We test the practical feasibility of such an approach for a particular class of physical observables, spatial correlation lengths in the quark-gluon plasma phase. Simulations with imaginary chemical potential followed by analytic continuation are compared with simulations with real chemical potential, which are possible by using a dimensionally reduced effective action for hot QCD. We find that for imaginary chemical potential the system undergoes a phase transition at |mu/T| \approx pi/3, and thus observables are analytic only in a limited range. However, utilising this range, relevant information can be obtained for the real chemical potential case.
Hart Alexa
Laine Mikko
Philipsen Owe
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