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Phase structure of finite density Phase structure of finite density lattice QCD by a histogram method Shinji Ejiri Shinji Ejiri Niigata University WHOT-QCD collaboration S. Ejiri 1 , S. Aoki 2 , T. Hatsuda 3,4 , K. Kanaya 2 , Y. Nakagawa 1 , H. Ohno 2,5 , H. Saito 2 , and T. Umeda 6 1 Niigata Univ 2 Univ of Tsukuba 3 Univ of Tokyo 4 RIKEN YIPQS HPCI i i l l l kh N f 1 Niigata Univ ., 2 Univ . of Tsukuba, 3 Univ . of Tokyo, 4 RIKEN, 5 Bielefeld Univ., 6 Hiroshima Univ. YIPQS-HPCI international molecule-type workshop on New-type of Fermions on the Lattice (YITP, Kyoto, Feb.9-24, 2012)

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Page 1: Phase structure of finite densityPhase structure of finite density … · 2012. 2. 24. · Phase structure of finite densityPhase structure of finite density lattice QQy gCD by a

Phase structure of finite densityPhase structure of finite density lattice QCD by a histogram methodQ y g

Shinji EjiriShinji EjiriNiigata University

WHOT-QCD collaboration S. Ejiri1, S. Aoki2, T. Hatsuda3,4, K. Kanaya2,

Y. Nakagawa1, H. Ohno2,5, H. Saito2, and T. Umeda6

1Niigata Univ 2Univ of Tsukuba 3Univ of Tokyo 4RIKEN

YIPQS HPCI i i l l l k h N f

1Niigata Univ., 2Univ. of Tsukuba, 3Univ. of Tokyo, 4RIKEN, 5Bielefeld Univ., 6Hiroshima Univ.

YIPQS-HPCI international molecule-type workshop on New-type of Fermions on the Lattice (YITP, Kyoto, Feb.9-24, 2012)

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Phase structure of QCD at high temperature and density

Lattice QCD Simulations quark-gluon plasma phase

• Phase transition lines• Equation of state

RH

I SP

T

LH

• Direct simulation:

C PS

A

RHIC low-EFAIR

C

• Direct simulation: Impossible at 0.

AG

S deconfinement?

hadron phase color super

quarkyonic?chiral SB?

phase color super conductor?nuclear

matterq

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Probability distribution function Distribution function (Histogram)

X: order parameters, total quark number, average plaquette etc.

,,, ,, TmXWdXTmZhistogram

In the Matsubara formalism,

SN

gSNmMDUTmZ e ,det,, f

h d M k d i S i

gSNmMXX-DUTmXW e,det,,, f

where detM: quark determinant, Sg: gauge action.

Useful to identify the nature of phase transitions Useful to identify the nature of phase transitions e.g. At a first order transition, two peaks are expected in W(X).

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-dependence of the effective potential )(ln)(eff XWXV ,,,, TXWdXTZ

X: order parameters, total quark number, average plaquette, quark determinant etc.

Crossover

Critical point ,,eff TXV Correlation length: short V(X): Quadratic function

Correlation length: long

T

Correlation length: longCurvature: Zero

TQGP

1st order phase transition

hadron CSC?

1 order phase transition

Two phases coexistD bl ll i l

CSC? Double well potential

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Quark mass dependence of the critical point

2ndorder 1storder

QuenchedNf=2

Physical point

2ndorder 1storder y p

Crossoverms

1storderCrossover

0

mud0

0

• Where is the physical point?• Extrapolation to finite density

– investigating the quark mass dependence near =0• Critical point at finite density?

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Equation of State• Integral method

– Interaction measure ln 13 Zp

e ac o easu e

computed by plaquette (1x1 Wilson loop) and the derivative of detM.

,ln34 aVTT

P

– Pressure at =0Z

VTTp ln1

34

• Integral

a

adT

pTp

Tp ln3

444

VTT

aaa TTT 0

0

444

a0: start point p=03

)(d t)(1 MNZ• Pressure at 0, 0

344 )0(det)(detln

)0()(ln10

MM

NN

ZZ

VTTp

Tp

s

t

• with )0(det)(detor MMPX ,,, 1,,

TmXWXdX

ZX

Tm

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Plan of this talk

• Test in the heavy quark region– H. Saito et al. (WHOT-QCD Collab.), Phys.Rev.D84, 054502(2011)– WHOT-QCD Collaboration, in preparation

• Application to the light quark region at finite densityApplication to the light quark region at finite density– S.E., Phys.Rev.D77, 014508(2008))– WHOT-QCD Collaboration, in preparationWHOT QCD Collaboration, in preparation

(Lattice 2011 proc.: Y. Nakagawa et al., arXiv:1111.2116)

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Distribution function in the heavy quark regionWHOT QCD C ll b Ph R D84 054502(2011)WHOT-QCD Collab., Phys.Rev.D84, 054502(2011)

• We study the critical• We study the critical surface in the (mud, ms, ) space in the heavy quarkspace in the heavy quark region.

• Performing quenched• Performing quenched simulations + Reweighting.Reweighting.– plaquette gauge action +

Wilson quark action

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(, m, )-dependence of the Distribution function• Distributions of plaquette P (1x1 Wilson loop for the standard action)

PNNmMPP-DUmPW sitef 6e,det,,, mMPPDUmPW e,det,,, (Reweight factor 0,,,,,,,,,, 0000 mPWmPWmmPR

'6)0(0

'6f

f

det0,det,det

NPN

N

PN mMmMmMPP-

'

0

'6

)0,(

)0,('6 0site

0

00site

0,det,det

P

PNPN

mMmMe

PP-ePR

Effective potential:

,,,,ln0,,,,,ln,,, 0000ffff mmPRmPVmPWmPV ,,,,ln0,,,,,ln,,, 0000effeff mmPRmPVmPWmPV

NmMPNPR

f,detl6l

PmM

PNPR0,det

, ln6ln0

0site

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Distribution function in quenched simulationsEffective potential in a wide range of P: requiredEffective potential in a wide range of P: required.

Plaquette histogram at K=1/mq=0. Derivative of Veff at =5.69

dVeff/dP is adjusted to =5.69, using 12site1eff

2eff 6 N

dPdV

dPdV

,4243site N 5 points, quenched.

j , g

These data are combined by taking the average.

12site12 dPdP

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Effective potential near the quenched limitWHOT QCD Phys Rev D84 054502(2011)WHOT-QCD, Phys.Rev.D84, 054502(2011)

Quenched Simulation(mq=, K=0)

first order

dPdVeff

K~1/mq for large mq

dP

crossover

Quark masssmaller

• detM: Hopping parameter expansionlattice, 4243 5 points, Nf=2

• detM: Hopping parameter expansion,Nf=2: Kcp=0.0658(3)(8)

020T

R

Ns

N tt KNPKNNM

KMN 34siteff 212288

0detdetln

l t f P l k l

• First order transition at K = 0 changes to crossover at K > 0.02.0

mTc

real part of Polyakov loop

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Endpoint of 1st order transition in 2+1 flavor QCD

KMd

Nf=2: Kcp=0.0658(3)(8)

R

Ns

N tt KNPKNM

KM 34site 2122882

0detdetln2

Nf=2+1

NNN

sud

MKMKM

0detdetdetln

344

3

2

RNs

Nuds

Nsudsite

ttt KKNPKKN 22122288 344

The critical line is described by

t22 NNN KKK tt t2)fcp(22 Nsud KKK tt

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Finite density QCD in the heavy quark region

xUxUxUxU aa †4

†444

qq e ,e in detM

KMdet

** qq e , TTe Polyakov loop

NN

TTNs

N

TiTKNPKNN

eeKNPKNNM

KMN

tt

tt

i hh212288

262880,0det,detln

34

*//34siteff

IRN

sN TiTKNPKNN tt sinhcosh212288 34

sitefphase

iPolyakov loop

IR idistribution

• We can extend this discussion to finite density QCD.to finite density QCD.

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Phase quenched simulations, Isospin chemical potential

*,det,det KMKMIsospin chemical potential

(Nf=2), u= d. ,det,det,det 2 KMKMKM

IR

Ns

N TiTKNPKNM

KMtt sinhcosh212288

0,0det,detln 34

sitephase

• If the complex phase is neglected,

M 0,0det phase

Nf=2

TKK tt NN cosh Nf=2

– Critical point:

NN 0cosh cpcptt NN KTK

tN TKK cosh0cpcp

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Distribution function for P and R at =0

gSNRRR eMPPDUPW det'' ,,',' f

W

NN

PRN

sN

tt

R

tt

KNNPNKN

KNNPKNNPNWW

34

fixed ,

3f

4sitefsite0

0

2122886exp

2122886exp0,

,

Rs KNNPNKN fsitef0 2122886exp

RN

sN tt KNNPNKNVV 3

fsite4

f00effeff 21228860,,

• Peak position of W: 0effeff

Rd

dVdP

dV

Lines of zero derivativesfor first order

crossover1 intersection

first order transition3 intersections

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Derivatives of Veff in terms of P and R

l i4243 iIn heavy quark region, lattice,4243 5 points

RN

sN tt KNNPNKNVV 3

fsite4

f00effeff 21228860,,

site4

f00effeff 28860,, NKN

dPdV

dPKdV

tt Ns

N

RR

KNNd

dVd

KdV 3f

0effeff 2120,,

hif

Rsfsitef00effeff

dPdP RR dd constant shift constant shift

• Contour lines of and at (,) = (0,0) correspond to dPdVeff

ddV

eff (, ) ( , ) p

the lines of the zero derivatives at ().dP Rd

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Lines of constant derivatives obtained by quenched simulations

At the critical point,d /ddVeff/dP=0dVeff/dR=0

RR

Bl li dV /dPBlue lines: dVeff/dPRed lines: dVeff/dRP

• The number of the intersection changes around =0.658

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Finite density QCD in the heavy quark region

xUxUxUxU aa †4

†444

qq e ,e

KMdet

** qq e , TTe

NN

TTNs

N

TiTKNPKNN

eeKNPKNNM

KMN

tt

tt

i hh212288

262880,0det,detln

34

*//34siteff

IRN

sN TiTKNPKNN tt sinhcosh212288 34

sitefphase

• We can extend this discussion to finite density QCD.

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Finite density QCD

TTNs

N eeKNPKNNM

KMN tt262880det

detln *//34siteff

IRN

sN TiTKNPKNN tt sinhcosh212288 34

sitefphase

fixed ,

3f

4sitefsite0

0

sinhcosh2122886exp0,

,R

tt

PIRN

sN TiTKNNPKNNPN

WW

fixed ,

3fsite

4f0 cosh2122886exp

R

tt

P

iR

Ns

N eTKNNPNKN

INN TKNN tt sinh212 3

f

fixed

3fsite

4f00effeff lncosh21228860,, tt

P

iR

Ns

N eTKNNPNKNVV

Is TKNN sinh212 f

• Reweighting: is a non-linear term in

fixed , RP

.0,, 0ffff VVln ie Reweighting: is a non linear term in .0,, 0effeff VVfixed ,

lnRP

e

Sign problem.

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Avoiding the sign problem(SE, Phys.Rev.D77,014508(2008), WHOT-QCD, Phys.Rev.D82, 014508(2010))

: complex phase IN

sN TKNNM tt sinh212detlnIm 3

f

• Sign problem: If changes its sign,

error)al(statisticie

ie

• Cumulant expansion

error)al(statistic fixed ,

RP

e

<..>F,P: expectation values fixed F and P.p

CCCCP

i iieR

432

, !41

!321exp

R, !4!32

43233222 23

cumulants0 0

– Odd terms vanish from a symmetry under

CPPFPCPPCPC RRRRRRR

4,,,

2

,

33,,

22,

,23 , ,

y y Source of the complex phase

If the cumulant expansion converges, No sign problem.

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Cumulant expansion of the complex phase • When the distribution of is perfectly Gaussian, the average of

the complex phase is give by the second order (variance),Distribution of at K=0Distribution of at K=0

CFP

ie 2

, 21exp

B W( ) i h d b th f t

IN

sN TKNN tt sinh212 3

f

• Because W() is enhanced by the factor,

2 R

Ns

N TKNNW tt cosh212exp~, 3f

the region of large R is important.• The distribution of seems to be of Gaussian at R>0.

cI

• The higher order cumulants etc. might be small.cI4

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Convergence in the large volume (V) limit• Because ~ O(V), Naïve expectation:

– If so, the cumulant expansion does not converge.?)(~ n

C

n VO

However, this problem is solved in the following situation.

• The phase is given by 1 2 3The phase is given by – No correlation between x.– In the heavy quark region, the phase is the imaginary

x

x 1 2 3

4 5 6e eavy qua eg o , e p ase s e ag a ypart of the Polyakov loop average, I.

4 5 6

87 987 9

correlation length I

Ns

N TKNN tt sinh212 3f

– If the spatial correlation length is short, the distribution of the imaginary part of the Polyakov loop is expected to be Gaussian by th t l li it ththe central limit theorem.

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Convergence in the large volume (V) limitThis problem is solved in the following situation.• The phase is given by xp g y

– No correlation between x.

xx

ni i

x nC

nx

n

xPF

i

PF

i

PF

i

nieee xx

x

!exp

,,

,

nC

nn

PF

i

nie

!exp

,)(~ VO

xC

nxC

n

– Ratios of cumulants do not change in the large V limit.– Convergence property is independent of Vg p p y palthough the phase fluctuation becomes larger as V increases.

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Effect from the complex phase

I2 • The complex phase fluctuation is

l d 0 d <0cI large around =0 and <0.• However, the region around =0

is less important for finite

Id 2

is less important for finite .

dP

dRPI

,

2

R

PI

d

dR

,

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Critical surface at finite densityC t l t f th d i ti f V (P ) TK tN i h• Contour plot of the derivatives of Veff (P,R). TK tN sinh

5100.1 0

• Blue line is the dVeff/dR around the critical point• Blue line is the dVeff/dR around the critical point.• Effect from the complex phase is small on the critical line, .102 5

NNdVKdV Nt 2232230 P

NNNKNdP

dVdP

KdV cIsNt

3f

2

site4

f00effeff

22328860,,

IN NNdVKdV t 2232230

R

cIsNs

N

RR

NNT

KNNd

dVd

KdV ttt

f3

f0effeff

223cosh2120,,

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Critical line in finite density QCD(WHOT QCD Collab in preparation 11)(WHOT-QCD Collab., in preparation, 11)

• The effect from the complex IN

fsN TKNiN tt sinh212 3

phase is very small for the determination of cp because

Ifs

Critical line for u=d=

is small. • On the critical line,

TKK tt NN cosh0 cpcp

, I

Nfs

N TKNN tt tanh0212 cp3

< 1

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Distribution function in the light quark regionWHOT-QCD Collaboration, in preparation,WHOT QCD Collaboration, in preparation,

(Nakagawa et al., arXiv:1111.2116)

W f h h d i l ti• We perform phase quenched simulations• The effect of the complex phase is added by the

reweighting.• We calculate the probability distribution functionWe calculate the probability distribution function.

• Goal– The critical pointp– The equation of state

Pressure, Energy density, Quark number density, Quark number , gy y, Q y, Qsusceptibility, Speed of sound, etc.

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Probability distribution function by phase quenched simulationby phase quenched simulation

• We perform phase quenched simulations with the weight:We perform phase quenched simulations with the weight: gSN emM ,det f

,det'' ,,,',' f emMFFPPDUmFPW

SNi

SN g

''

,det'' f

mFPWe

emMeFFPPDUi

SNi g

,,,, 0','mFPWe

FP

det M expectation value with fixed P,F histogram

0det

detlnf MMNF

MN detlnImfP: plaquette

PNN eMFFPPDUFPW sitef 60 det'' ','Distribution function

of the phase quenched.

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Phase quenched simulation ,,,,,,,, 0,

mFPWemFPWFP

i

• When = d pion condensation occurs

,det,det,det 2 KMKMKM ,,det,det * KMKM

• When u=d, pion condensation occurs.• is suggested in the pion

d d h b h l i l

Phase structure of the phase quenched

2-flavor QCD0ie

condensed phase by phenomenological studies. [Han-Stephanov ’08, Sakai et al. ‘10]

N l b t W( ) d W ( )

2 flavor QCD

No overlap between W() and W0().

• Near the phase boundary, 0ieNear the phase boundary,– large fluctuations in : expected. pion condensed

phase /2 ln0 ii ee

– W(P,F) and W0(P,F) are completely different.m/2 .ln 0

,,

FPFPee

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Peak position of W(P,F) ),(ln FPW

• The slopes are zero at the peak of W(P,F).

0ln ,0ln

FW

PW

P

eFP

PWFP

PW FP

i

,0ln

,,,ln,,,ln

00

00 ,,,

,,,,,,FPWFPWFPR

P

eFP

PRNFP

PW FP

i

site

,0000

0ln

,,,ln6,,,ln =0

F

eFP

FWFP

FW FP

i

,0ln

,,,ln,,,ln If these terms are canceled

=0

F

eFP

FRFP

FW

FFF

FP

i

,000

0ln

,,,ln,,,ln

are canceled,

0 )const.(,,,,,, 000 FPWFPW

=0

• W() can be computed by simulations around (0,0).

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Avoiding the sign problem(SE, Phys.Rev.D77,014508(2008), WHOT-QCD, Phys.Rev.D82, 014508(2010))

: complex phase MdetlnIm

• Sign problem: If changes its sign,

error)al(statisticie

ie

• Cumulant expansion

error)al(statistic fixed ,

FP

e

<..>P,F: expectation values fixed F and P.p

CCCCFP

i iie 432

, !41

!321exp

, !4!32

43233222 23

cumulants0 0

– Odd terms vanish from a symmetry under

CFPFPFPFPCFPFPCFPC

43

,,,

2

,

332

,,

22,

,23 , ,

y y Source of the complex phase

If the cumulant expansion converges, No sign problem.

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Complex phase distribution h ld d fi h l h i h f• We should not define the complex phase in the range from to

• When the distribution of is perfectly Gaussian, the average of the complex phase is give by the second order (variance) 1phase is give by the second order (variance),

CFP

ie 2

, 21exp

W W

C

2No information

• Gaussian distribution The cumulant expansion is good.

p g• We define the phase

dMNMNT detlnImdetlnIm

– The range of is from - to .

Td

TN

MN

0ff Im0det

lnIm

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Distribution of the complex phase

4.07.1

T40

5.1

T 3

4.0 Tlattice483

8.0 mm2-flavor QCDIwasaki gauge

+ clover Wilson

4.27.1

T4.2

5.1

T

quark action

Random noiseRandom noise method is used.

• Well approximated by a Gaussian function.Well approximated by a Gaussian function.• Convergence of the cumulant expansion: good.

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Distribution in a wide range

• Perform phase quenched fdetN

MFPW

Reweighting method W0: distribution function in phase quenched simulations.

p qsimulations at several points.– Range of F is different.

Ch b i h i

fixed ,000

0

detdet

,,,,,

FPMM

FPWFPWFPR

• Change by reweighting method.

• Combine the data• Combine the data.

Distribution in a wide range:Distribution in a wide range:obtained.

• The error of R is small because F is fixed.

,,ln,,,ln,,ln 0000 FPWFPRFPW

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Summary• We studied the quark mass and chemical potential dependence

of the nature of QCD phase transition.Q p

• The shape of the probability distribution function changes as a p p y gfunction of the quark mass and chemical potential.

• To avoid the sign problem, the method based on the cumulant expansion of is useful.

• To find the critical point at finite density, further studies in light quark region are important applying this method.