Phase Diagram and Critical Properties within an Effective Model of QCD: The Nambu–Jona-Lasinio Model Coupled to the Polyakov Loop

We investigate the phase diagram of the so-called Polyakov–Nambu–Jona-Lasinio model at finite temperature and non-zero chemical potential with three quark flavors. Chiral and deconfinement phase transitions are discussed and the relevant order-like parameters are analyzed. The results are compared w...

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Main Authors: Célia A. de Sousa, Hubert Hansen, Maria C. Ruivo, Pedro Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-07-01
Series:Symmetry
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/2/3/1338/