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Main Authors: Töpfel, Sebastian, Pawlowski, Jan M., Braun, Jens
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.16059
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author Töpfel, Sebastian
Pawlowski, Jan M.
Braun, Jens
author_facet Töpfel, Sebastian
Pawlowski, Jan M.
Braun, Jens
contents We compute meson spectral functions at finite temperature and density in the quark-meson model, supplemented with a computation of the phase diagram. In particular, we provide a detailed analysis of the non-analytic structure of the meson two-point functions which is of great relevance for phenomenological applications, such as moat regimes and inhomogeneous phases. Furthermore, it is also relevant from a field-theoretical standpoint as it provides an insight into the applicability of derivative expansions of the effective action to studies of general fermion-boson models, both at zero and finite chemical potential. Our computation is based on a functional renormalization group setup that preserves causality, all spacetime symmetries, and the Silver-Blaze property. The combination of these properties can only be achieved by a Callan-Symanzik regulator. Instead of momentum shell integrations, renormalization group flows generated by such a regulator describe the change of the theory induced by a change of the masses of the mesons and quarks. A particular focus of our work lies on the construction of controlled Callan-Symanzik flows in the presence of spontaneous and explicit chiral symmetry breaking by means of chiral Ward-Takahashi identities.
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spellingShingle Phase structure of quark matter and in-medium properties of mesons from Callan-Symanzik flows
Töpfel, Sebastian
Pawlowski, Jan M.
Braun, Jens
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
We compute meson spectral functions at finite temperature and density in the quark-meson model, supplemented with a computation of the phase diagram. In particular, we provide a detailed analysis of the non-analytic structure of the meson two-point functions which is of great relevance for phenomenological applications, such as moat regimes and inhomogeneous phases. Furthermore, it is also relevant from a field-theoretical standpoint as it provides an insight into the applicability of derivative expansions of the effective action to studies of general fermion-boson models, both at zero and finite chemical potential. Our computation is based on a functional renormalization group setup that preserves causality, all spacetime symmetries, and the Silver-Blaze property. The combination of these properties can only be achieved by a Callan-Symanzik regulator. Instead of momentum shell integrations, renormalization group flows generated by such a regulator describe the change of the theory induced by a change of the masses of the mesons and quarks. A particular focus of our work lies on the construction of controlled Callan-Symanzik flows in the presence of spontaneous and explicit chiral symmetry breaking by means of chiral Ward-Takahashi identities.
title Phase structure of quark matter and in-medium properties of mesons from Callan-Symanzik flows
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.16059