Finite density lattice QCD via effective Polyakov loop theories

Abstract

For the exploration of the phase diagram of QCD, effective Polyakov loop theories derived from lattice QCD provide a valuable tool in the heavy quark mass regime. Using mean field approximations these theories are evaluated in the high and low temperature regimes at finite baryon chemical potential. The resulting phase diagram is discussed.

Comments: 9 pages, 3 figures, contribution to the 41st International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory (Lattice 2024), 28 July - 3 August 2024, Liverpool, UK