Granahan, Kenneth (2018) The Static Quark Potential at Finite Temperature and Density. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth.

Preview

Download (13MB) | Preview

Abstract

We present calculations of the potential energy between an infinitely heavy quark-antiquark pair at high temperatures and densities. The calculations are carried out via lattice QCD in conjunction with a recently developed Bayesian inference method. We provide a detailed overview lattice QCD, Bayesian infer- ence methods and the potential energy itself. We conclude by considering some suitable potential models put forth in the literature. At sufficiently high tem- perature we observe the apparent onset of deconfinement, while at high densities no such deconfinement is observed.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Keywords:	Static Quark Potential; Finite Temperature; Density;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Theoretical Physics
Item ID:	10756
Depositing User:	IR eTheses
Date Deposited:	29 Apr 2019 14:30
URI:
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

Repository Staff Only(login required)

Item control page

Downloads

Origin of downloads