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Scalar-pseudoscalar meson behavior and restoration of symmetries in SU(3) PNJL model
Pedro Costa, M. C. Ruivo, C. A. de Sousa +2
The modification of mesonic observables in a hot medium is analyzed as a tool to investigate the restoration of chiral and axial symmetries in the context of the Polyakov-loop exte…
hep-ph2008★ 64 cited
The QCD critical end point in the PNJL model
Pedro Costa, C. A. de Sousa, M. C. Ruivo +1
We investigate the role played by the Polyakov loop in the dynamics of the chiral phase transition in the framework of the so-called PNJL model in the SU(2)sector. We present the p…