Finite-size effects and scaling properties of chiral and baryon-number fluctuations

Abstract

An effective chiral model is introduced to illustrate finite-size effects, incorporating the standard zero-mode treatment, momentum-space discretization, and gradient effects modeled via a prescribed finite-volume profile. The fluctuations of the chiral order parameter and the net-baryon number, as well as their scaling properties, are investigated near a critical point and a first-order transition in finite-size systems. The finite-volume effects on the Binder cumulant and the kurtosis are shown along the phase boundary and the approximate freeze-out line, respectively. Phenomenological implications on fluctuation observables are pointed out and explained.

arXiv comment16 pages, 14 figures

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