A QCD Debye mass in a broad temperature range
arXiv:1911.09123 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.101.023532
Abstract
The Debye mass sets a scale for the screening of static charges and the scattering of fast charges within a gauge plasma. Inspired by its potential cosmological applications, we determine a QCD Debye mass at 2-loop order in a broad temperature range (1 GeV ... 10 TeV), demonstrating how quark mass thresholds get smoothly crossed. Along the way, integration-by-parts identities pertinent to massive loops at finite temperature are illuminated.
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