QCD thermodynamics with Wilson fermions

by Daniel Nogradi (Budapest University)

Monday 21 Nov 2011, 11:00 → 12:00 Europe/Zurich

TH Theory Conference Room (CERN)

QCD is investigated at finite temperature using Wilson fermions in the fixed scale approach. A 2+1 flavor stout and clover improved action is used at four lattice spacings allowing for control over discretization errors. The light quark masses in this first study are fixed to heavier than physical values. The renormalized chiral condensate, quark number susceptibility and the Polyakov loop is measured and the results are compared with the staggered formulation in the fixed N_t approach. The Wilson results at the finest lattice spacing agree nicely with the staggered results at the highest N_t.