An effective model of QCD thermodynamics
arXiv:1307.1732 · doi:10.1088/1742-6596/455/1/012056
Abstract
A combined effective model reproducing the equation of state of hadronic matter as obtained in recent lattice QCD simulations is presented. The model reproduces basic physical characteristics encountered in dense hadronic matter in the quark-gluon plasma (QGP) phase and the lower temperature hadron resonance gas phase. The hadronic phase is described by means of an extended Mott-Hagedorn resonance gas while the QGP phase is described by the extended PNJL model. The dissociation of hadrons is obtained by including the state dependent hadron resonance width.
Presented at the Symposium: On Discovery Physics at the LHC -- Kruger 2012, RPA, December~3~-~7,~2012