Searching for the QCD critical point through constant entropy density contours

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Autori principali: Shah, Hitansh, Hippert, Mauricio, Noronha, Jorge, Ratti, Claudia, Vovchenko, Volodymyr
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author Shah, Hitansh
Hippert, Mauricio
Noronha, Jorge
Ratti, Claudia
Vovchenko, Volodymyr
author_facet Shah, Hitansh
Hippert, Mauricio
Noronha, Jorge
Ratti, Claudia
Vovchenko, Volodymyr
contents We propose a novel method to locate the QCD critical point by constructing an expansion along contours of constant entropy density. Applying two independent analysis of lattice QCD data at zero baryon chemical potential, we find a critical point at $T_c = 114 \pm 7$ MeV and $μ_{B_c} = 602 \pm 62$ MeV for an expansion truncated at order $μ_B^2$. This approach is consistent with recent lattice QCD results up to $μ_B/T \leq 3$. A more precise determination of the required expansion coefficients from lattice simulations will be essential for reliably establishing the location of the QCD critical endpoint.
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spellingShingle Searching for the QCD critical point through constant entropy density contours
Shah, Hitansh
Hippert, Mauricio
Noronha, Jorge
Ratti, Claudia
Vovchenko, Volodymyr
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
We propose a novel method to locate the QCD critical point by constructing an expansion along contours of constant entropy density. Applying two independent analysis of lattice QCD data at zero baryon chemical potential, we find a critical point at $T_c = 114 \pm 7$ MeV and $μ_{B_c} = 602 \pm 62$ MeV for an expansion truncated at order $μ_B^2$. This approach is consistent with recent lattice QCD results up to $μ_B/T \leq 3$. A more precise determination of the required expansion coefficients from lattice simulations will be essential for reliably establishing the location of the QCD critical endpoint.
title Searching for the QCD critical point through constant entropy density contours
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.13001