Abstract
The phase transition restoring chiral symmetry at finite temperatures is considered in a linear model. For three or more massless flavors, the perturbative expansion predicts the phase transition is of first order. At high temperatures, the symmetry will also be effectively restored.
- Received 27 October 1983
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.29.338
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