Lattice QCD at Finite Temperature and Density.

Blum, T. ; Creutz, M. ; Petreczky, P.

Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee

关键词: Quantum chromodynamics;    Lattice field theory;    Quark matter;    Thermodynamics;    Heavy ion;   

RP-ID  :  DE200415006985

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

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来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

With the operation of the RHIC heavy ion program, the theoretical understanding of QCD at finite temperature and density has become increasingly important. Though QCD at finite temperature has been extensively studied using lattice Monte-Carlo simulations over the past twenty years, most physical questions relevant for RHIC (and future) heavy ion experiments remain open. In lattice QCD at finite temperature and density there have been at least two major advances in recent years. First, for the first time calculations of real time quantities, like meson spectral functions have become available. Second, the lattice study of the QCD phase diagram and equation of state have been extended to finite baryon density by several groups. Both issues were extensively discussed in the course of the workshop.