Orbifold Equivalence and the Sign Problem at Finite Baryon Density

Orbifold equivalence and the sign problem at finite baryon density.

We point out that SO(2N(c)) gauge theory with N(f) fundamental Dirac fermions does not have a sign problem at finite baryon number chemical potential μ(B). One can thus use lattice Monte Carlo simulations to study this theory at finite density. The absence of a sign problem in the SO(2N(c)) theory is particularly interesting because a wide class of observables in the SO(2N(c)) theory coincide w...

Microscopic baryon-baryon interactions at finite density and hypernuclear structure

Strongly Coupled QCD at Finite Baryon Density

Finite Density QCD is affected by the well known sign problem that has prevented, in most cases, any success in simulate this theory and, until now, no solution is at sight. The only exceptions in this scenario are strong coupling simulations performed with the Monomer Dimer Polymer (MDP) algorithm [1]. This algorithm is able to provide results not affected by early onset and in partial agreeme...

On the QCD Phase Transition at Finite Baryon Density

We investigate the QCD chiral phase transition at finite chemical potential μ, using the renormalization group (RG) to characterize the infrared behavior of sigma models constrained by the flavor and spacetime symmetries. The results are similar to those obtained from RG analysis of the finite temperature transition at zero baryon density. When there are more than two massless flavors of quarks...

The Chiral Model of Sakai-Sugimoto at Finite Baryon Density

In the context of holographic QCD we analyze Sakai-Sugimoto’s chiral model at finite baryon density and zero temperature. The baryon number density is introduced through compact D4 wrapping S4 at the tip of D8-D8. Each baryon acts as a chiral point-like source distributed uniformly over R3, and leads a non-vanishing U(1)V potential on the brane. For fixed baryon charge density nB we analyze the...