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Three-loop HTL gluon thermodynamics at intermediate coupling

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: We calculate the thermodynamic functions of pure-glue QCD to three-loop order using the hard-thermal-loop perturbation theory (HTLpt) reorganization of finite temperature quantum field theory. We show that at three-loop order hard-thermal-loop perturbation theory is compatible with lattice results for the pressure, energy density, and entropy down to temperatures T ≃ 3 T c . Our results suggest that HTLpt provides a systematic framework that can be used to calculate static and dynamic quantities for temperatures relevant at LHC.

Source: Journal of High Energy Physics

DOI: 10.1007/jhep08(2010)113

Authors: Jens O. Andersen, Michael Strickland, Nan Su

Institutions: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Gettysburg College, Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies

Language: English

Topic: High-Energy Particle Collisions Research

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

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Funders: Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet, Helmholtz Graduate School for Hadron and Ion Research