Abstract
We study the chiral phase transition for vector-like SU(N) gauge theories as a function of the number of quark flavors N_f by making use of an anomaly-induced effective potential. We modify an effective potential of a previous work, suggested for N_f <N, and apply it to larger values of N_f where the phase transition is expected to occur. The new effective potential depends explicitly on the full \beta-function and the anomalous dimension \gamma of the quark mass operator. By using this potential we argue that chiral symmetry is restored for \gamma
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Artikelnummer | 056004 |
Tidsskrift | Physical Review D |
Vol/bind | 60 |
Udgave nummer | 5 |
ISSN | 2470-0010 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - sep. 1999 |
Udgivet eksternt | Ja |
Bibliografisk note
16 pages, 1 figure, RevTeXEmneord
- hep-ph
- hep-th