EQUATION OF STATE FOR 2 FLAVOR QCD AT N-T=6

Citation
C. Bernard et al., EQUATION OF STATE FOR 2 FLAVOR QCD AT N-T=6, Physical review. D. Particles and fields, 55(11), 1997, pp. 6861-6869
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Particles & Fields
ISSN journal
05562821
Volume
55
Issue
11
Year of publication
1997
Pages
6861 - 6869
Database
ISI
SICI code
0556-2821(1997)55:11<6861:EOSF2F>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
We calculate the two flavor equation of state for QCD on lattices with lattice spacing a=(6T)(-1) and find that cutoff effects are substanti ally reduced compared to an earlier study using a=(4T)(-1). However, i t is likely that significant cutoff effects remain. We fit the lattice data to expected forms of the free energy density for a second order phase transition at zero-quark mass, which allows us to extrapolate th e equation of state to m(q)=0 and to extract the speed of sound. We fi nd that the equation of state depends weakly on the quark mass for sma ll quark mass.