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arxiv: 0908.1155 · v2 · submitted 2009-08-08 · ✦ hep-lat

Study of QCD critical point using canonical ensemble method

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keywords criticalpointbaryondensityphasecanonicalensemblemethod
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The existence of the QCD critical point at non-zero baryon density is not only of great interest for experimental physics but also a challenge for the theory. We use lattice simulations based on the canonical ensemble method to explore the finite baryon density region and look for the critical point. We scan the phase diagram of QCD with three degenerate quark flavors using clover fermions with $m_\pi \approx 700{MeV}$ on $6^3\times4$ lattices. We measure the baryon chemical potential as we increase the density and we see the characteristic "S-shape" that signals the first order phase transition. We determine the phase boundary by Maxwell construction and report our preliminary results for the location of critical point.

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