Exploring the phase diagram of finite density QCD at low temperature by the complex Langevin method

Nov 30, 2018
7 pages
Published in:
  • PoS LATTICE2018 (2018) 146
Contribution to:
  • Published: Nov 30, 2018 by SISSA
e-Print:
Report number:
  • KEK-TH/2087

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Abstract: (arXiv)
Monte Carlo studies of QCD at finite density suffer from the sign problem, which becomes easily uncontrollable as the chemical potential μ\mu is increased even for a moderate lattice size. In this work we make an attempt to approach the high density low temperature region by the complex Langevin method (CLM) using four-flavor staggered fermions with reasonably small quark mass on a 83×168^3 \times 16 lattice. Unlike the previous work on a 43×84^3 \times 8 lattice, the criterion for correct convergence is satisfied within a wide range of μ\mu without using the deformation technique. In particular, the baryon number density exhibits a plateau behavior consistent with the formation of eight baryons, and it starts to grow gradually at some μ\mu.
Note:
  • 7 pages, 8 figures, talk presented at the 36th Annual International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory, July 22-28, 2018, East Lansing, MI, USA
  • density: finite
  • temperature: low
  • quantum chromodynamics: density
  • density: low
  • baryon number: density
  • density: high
  • potential: chemical
  • Langevin equation
  • numerical calculations
  • quark: staggered