Precursor of color superconductivity in hot quark matter

Nov, 2001
4 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.D 65 (2002) 091504
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Abstract:
We investigate possible precursory phenomena of color superconductivity in quark matter at finite temperature T with use of a simple Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model. It is found that the fluctuating pair field exists with a prominent strength even well above the critical temperature T_c. We show that the collective pair field has a complex energy located in the second Riemann sheet, which approaches the origin as T is lowered to T_c. We discuss the possible relevance of the precursor to the observables to be detected in heavy ion collisions.
  • 11.15.Ex
  • 25.75.-q
  • 74.40.+k
  • 12.38.Mh
  • quark: matter
  • finite temperature
  • color: superconductivity
  • Jona-Lasinio-Nambu model
  • critical phenomena
  • spectral representation