Two lectures on Yang-Lee edge singularity and analytic structure of QCD equation of state

These lecture notes, prepared for the 2024 XQCD PhD, provide an introduction to the analytic structure of an equation of state near a second-order phase transition and its most prominent landmark: the Yang-Lee edge singularity. In addition to discussing general properties, the notes review recent th...

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Main Author: Vladimir V. Skokov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciPost 2025-03-01
Series:SciPost Physics Lecture Notes
Online Access:https://scipost.org/SciPostPhysLectNotes.91