String Breaking, Baryons, Medium, and Gauge/String Duality

Abstract

The string breaking phenomenon in QCD can be studied using the gauge/string duality. In this approach, one can make estimates of some of the string breaking distances at non-zero temperature and baryon chemical potential. These point towards the enhancement of baryon production in strong decays of heavy mesons in dense baryonic medium.

Comments: 20 pages, 7 figures, extended version of arXiv:1909.12771; v2: minor corrections; v3: matches published version