Recent lattice results on finite temerature and density QCD, part II

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent lattice QCD studies on thermodynamics at finite temperature and density, focusing on transition temperatures and the relationship between deconfinement and chiral symmetry restoration.

Contribution

It provides an updated summary of lattice results with physical quark masses, highlighting progress in understanding QCD phase transitions.

Findings

Transition temperature in QCD determined

Deconfinement and chiral symmetry restoration are closely related

Results are obtained with physical quark masses

Abstract

We discuss recent progress in studies of QCD thermodynamics with almost physical light quark masses and a physical value of the strange quark mass. We summarize results on the transition temperature in QCD and analyze the relation between deconfinement and chiral symmetry restoration.