Dynamic universality class of the QCD critical point

2004/01/31 by D. T. Son, Mikhail Stephanov, M. A. Stephanov · 5 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #hep-ph #nucl-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.70.056001

published as Phys.Rev. D70 (2004) 056001 · 12 pages. To be published in PRD. Appendix about isospin density added, introduction expanded

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Abstract

We show that the dynamic universality class of the QCD critical point is that of model H and discuss the dynamic critical exponents. We show that the baryon diffusion rate vanishes at the critical point. The dynamic critical index z is close to 3.

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