# SU(3) Polyakov Linear-Sigma Model With Finite Isospin Asymmetry: QCD Phase Diagram

## TL;DR

This paper uses the SU(3) Polyakov linear-sigma model to analyze the QCD phase diagram at finite isospin asymmetry, showing good agreement with lattice QCD and predicting how pseudo-critical temperatures vary with isospin chemical potential.

## Contribution

It introduces a novel expression for the explicit symmetry breaking term and extends the understanding of the QCD phase structure in the ($T_ ext{chi}$-$$) plane.

## Key findings

- Pseudo-critical temperatures decrease with increasing isospin chemical potential.
- The PLSM results agree well with lattice QCD calculations.
- The QCD phase structure extends from ($T_ ext{chi}$-$$) to ($T_ ext{chi}$-$$) plane.

## Abstract

The SU($3$) Polyakov linear-sigma model (PLSM) in mean-field approximation is utilized in analyzing the chiral condensates $\sigma_u$, $\sigma_d$, $\sigma_s$ and the deconfinement order parameters $\phi$, $\bar{\phi}$, at finite isospin asymmetry. The bulk thermodynamics including pressure density, interaction measure, susceptibility, and second-order correlations with baryon, strange and electric charge quantum numbers are studied in thermal and dense medium. The PLSM results are confronted to the available lattice QCD calculations. The excellent agreement obtained strengthens the reliability of fixing the PLSM parameters and therefore supports further predictions even beyond the scope of the lattice QCD numerical applicability. From the QCD phase structure at finite isospin chemical potential ($\mu_I$), a novel expression for the explicit symmetry breaking term $h_3$ is introduced, we find that the pseudo-critical temperatures decrease with the increase in $\mu_I$. We conclude that the QCD phase structure in ($T_\chi$-$\mu_I$) plane seems to extend the one in ($T_\chi$-$\mu_B$) plane.