Asymptotic behavior of the Fourier coefficients and the analytic structure of the QCD equation of state

Abstract

In this paper we study the universal properties of the baryon chemical potential Fourier coefficients in Quantum Chromodynamics. We show that by following a well-defined strategy, the Fourier coefficients can be used to locate Yang-Lee edge singularities associated with chiral phase transition (and by extension with the Roberge-Weiss) in the complex chemical potential plane. We comment on the viability of performing this analysis using lattice QCD data.

Comments: 18 pages, 7 figures