Magnetized and isospin-asymmetric QCD matter (A08*)

• Subject Area: Nuclear and Elementary Particle Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, Fields
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 315477589

Magnetized and isospin-asymmetric QCD matter aims at an ab-initio lattice determination of the phase diagram and thermodynamic properties of QCD in the parameter space of nonzero temperatures, isospin densities, (localized) magnetic fields, small baryon densities, and smaller-than-physical quark masses. In particular, we will determine the equation of state, magnetic and quark number susceptibilities, and the chiral magnetic conductivity, as well as analyze the impact of spatially localized magnetic fields on thermodynamics. Furthermore, the signatures of the predicted superconducting BCS phase at large isospin density will be investigated and the long-standing question on the order of the thermal transition in the chiral limit will be revisited from a new point of view.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 211: Strong-Interaction Matter under Extreme Conditions
• Applicant Institution: Technische Universität Darmstadt
• Project Heads: Dr. Bastian Brandt; Professorin Dr. Francesca Cuteri; Professor Dr. Gergely Endrödi