Abstract
We have extended our earlier simulations of the high-temperature behavior of lattice QCD with two light flavors of staggered quarks on a [Formula presented] lattice to a lower quark mass [Formula presented]. The transition from hadronic matter to a quark-gluon plasma is observed at [Formula presented] corresponding to a temperature of [Formula presented] MeV. We present measurements of observables which probe the nature of the quark-gluon plasma and serve to distinguish it from hadronic matter. Although the transition is quite abrupt, we have seen no indications that it is first order.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 6852-6860 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)