Abstract
We study finite-temperature QCD at intermediate values of the bare quark mass m by pseudofermions Monte Carlo for three fermionic flavors on 63 × 4 and 83 × 2 lattices. On the 63 × 4 lattice we study the finite-temperature deconfining and chiral restoration transitions up to values of m for which the critical coupling βc is the same as the pure gauge case. On the 83 × 2 lattice we carry on a direct comparison between the pseudofermions method and the hopping parameter expansion for intermediate values of m: we conclude that in this region of values of m the two methods give different results.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 727-741 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Nuclear Physics B |
Volume | 253 |
Issue number | C |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1985 |
Externally published | Yes |