# Quasiparticle Description of the QCD Plasma, Comparison with Lattice Results at Finite T and Mu

Source: [Quasiparticle Description of the QCD Plasma, Comparison with Lattice Results at Finite T and Mu](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa26312c2a3760193b7772>)

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Authors: K.K. Szabo, A.I. Toth

Published: 2003-02-27T14:04:51.000Z

## Abstract

We compare our 2+1 flavor, staggered QCD lattice results with a quasiparticle picture. We determine the pressure, the energy density, the baryon density, the speed of sound and the thermal masses as a function of T and $\\mu\_B$. For the available thermodynamic quantities the difference is a few percent between the results of the two approaches. We also give the phase diagram on the $\\mu\_B$--T plane and estimate the critical chemical potential at vanishing temperature.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0302255>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-ph/0302255.pdf>)