Abstract
We report preliminary results on the finite temperature behavior of SU(4) gauge theory with dynamical quarks in both the fundamental and two-index antisymmetric representations. This system is a candidate to present scale separation behavior, where fermions in different representations condense at different temperature or coupling scales. Our simulations, however, reveal a single finite-temperature phase transition at which both representations deconfine and exhibit chiral restoration. It appears to be strongly first order. We compare our results to previous single-representation simulations. We also describe a Pisarski-Wilczek stability analysis, which suggests that the transition should be first order.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 08026 |
Journal | EPJ Web of Conferences |
Volume | 175 |
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State | Published - 26 Mar 2018 |
Event | 35th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory, Lattice 2017 - Granada, Spain Duration: 18 Jun 2017 → 24 Jun 2017 |