- Accepted Paper
Rotational effects on the chiral crossover transition in QCD matter
Phys. Rev. D - Accepted 30 October, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/q8tx-mvxy
Phys. Rev. D - Accepted 30 October, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/q8tx-mvxy
We analyze the impact of rotation on the chiral crossover transition of QCD matter within the framework of a hadron resonance gas model. By extending the conventional formulation of the renormalized chiral condensate to a rotating hadronic medium, we find that rotation significantly modifies and suppresses the chiral condensate as the angular velocity increases. The pseudocritical line in the plane is examined, and the rotational dependence of the pseudocritical temperature is quantified through leading- and next-to-leading-order rotational curvature coefficients. We further investigate the combined effects of angular velocity and baryon chemical potential and find that their interplay leads to a stronger suppression of the chiral condensate. Additionally, the spatial dependence of the chiral crossover transition is examined through the radial variation of the renormalised chiral condensate. We find that the renormalised chiral condensate decreases with increasing radial distance, indicating that the chiral crossover sets in at progressively lower temperatures as one goes away from the rotation axis.
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