Fluctuations and correlations of quark spin in hot and dense QCD matter

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Main Authors: Chen, Hao-Lei, Fu, Wei-jie, Huang, Xu-Guang, Ma, Guo-Liang
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author Chen, Hao-Lei
Fu, Wei-jie
Huang, Xu-Guang
Ma, Guo-Liang
author_facet Chen, Hao-Lei
Fu, Wei-jie
Huang, Xu-Guang
Ma, Guo-Liang
contents In this work, we examine the impact of QCD phase transitions on the quark spin fluctuations and correlations. We propose the quark-antiquark correlation, which relates to the vector meson spin alignment and the $Λ-\barΛ$ correlation, can be used as a novel probe of the critical end point (CEP) in the QCD phase diagram. Using the Nambu-Jona-Lanisio model, we qualitatively study the properties of quark-antiquark spin correlations. Our findings reveal a peak structure near the CEP of the chiral phase transition, which may serve as an experimental signature of the CEP and account for the non-monotonic behavior of $ϕ$ meson alignment at low collision energies observed recently in experiments.
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spellingShingle Fluctuations and correlations of quark spin in hot and dense QCD matter
Chen, Hao-Lei
Fu, Wei-jie
Huang, Xu-Guang
Ma, Guo-Liang
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Experiment
Nuclear Theory
In this work, we examine the impact of QCD phase transitions on the quark spin fluctuations and correlations. We propose the quark-antiquark correlation, which relates to the vector meson spin alignment and the $Λ-\barΛ$ correlation, can be used as a novel probe of the critical end point (CEP) in the QCD phase diagram. Using the Nambu-Jona-Lanisio model, we qualitatively study the properties of quark-antiquark spin correlations. Our findings reveal a peak structure near the CEP of the chiral phase transition, which may serve as an experimental signature of the CEP and account for the non-monotonic behavior of $ϕ$ meson alignment at low collision energies observed recently in experiments.
title Fluctuations and correlations of quark spin in hot and dense QCD matter
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Experiment
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.20704