How many phases meet at the chiral critical point?

Details How many phases meet at the chiral critical point? How many phases meet at the chiral critical point?

2009-02-10

arxiv.org/abs/0902.1778v2

Phys.Rev.Lett.103:072301,2009

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

7 pages, 1 figure; v2: minor corrections, as published in PRL

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.072301

We explore the phase diagram of NJL-type models near the chiral critical point allowing for phases with spatially inhomogeneous chiral condensates. In the chiral limit it turns out that the region in the mean-field phase diagram where those phases are energetically preferred very generically reaches out to the chiral critical point. The preferred inhomogeneous ground state in this vicinity possibly resembles a lattice of domain wall solitons. This raises the question of their relevance for the phase diagram of QCD.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

How many phases meet at the chiral critical point? does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with How many phases meet at the chiral critical point?, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and How many phases meet at the chiral critical point? will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-486864