Effective QCD model with consistent quasi-gluon treatment : formulation and application

Abstract

The Polyakov loop enhanced Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model is reformulated in terms of the gluon quasi-particles in addition to the already existing quark quasi-particles. The formulation goes beyond the saddle point approximation for the gluon sector. The framework provides a physically consistent quasiparticle model for QCD thermodynamics. The ensuing advantages of this formulation is discussed using transport coefficients in the light quark sector.

17 pages, 17 figures