arxiv: 2604.14117 · v1 · submitted 2026-04-15 · ✦ hep-lat

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Finite density lattice QCD without extrapolation: Bulk thermodynamics with physical quark masses from the canonical ensemble

Alexander Adam , Szabolcs Bors\'anyi , Zolt\'an Fodor , Jana N. Guenther , Ludovica Pirelli , Paolo Parotto , Attila P\'asztor , Chik Him Wong

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keywords lattice QCDfinite densitycanonical ensemblephysical quark massesthermodynamic observablesphase diagrambaryon chemical potential

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The canonical ensemble enables direct lattice QCD results for bulk thermodynamics with physical quark masses at finite density up to 500 MeV without extrapolation.

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This paper shows that lattice QCD in the canonical ensemble, when extended to non-integer net-baryon numbers and connected back to the grand canonical ensemble, yields direct values for quantities such as pressure and baryon density at nonzero baryo-chemical potential. The calculations use a high-statistics dataset generated at zero chemical potential with physical quark masses on a 16 cubed by 8 lattice volume and the 4HEX staggered action. Unlike reweighting or Taylor expansions, the method avoids extrapolation in the chemical potential and works with rooted staggered quarks. It is feasible wherever the sign problem can be handled by direct computation, allowing the phase diagram to be charted through bulk observables up to mu_B around 500 MeV. A sympathetic reader cares because this supplies a pathway to moderate-density results that does not rely on indirect expansions from zero density.

Core claim

In the canonical formulation of lattice QCD with physical quark masses, bulk thermodynamic observables are computed directly for integer net-baryon numbers, extended to non-integer values, and connected back to the grand canonical ensemble, providing results at finite baryo-chemical potential without any extrapolation and feasible up to approximately 500 MeV.

What carries the argument

The canonical ensemble for net-baryon number, extended to non-integer values and reconnected to the grand canonical ensemble on a finite-volume lattice.

If this is right

Pressure, baryon density and other bulk observables become available directly at finite mu_B where brute-force computation overcomes the sign problem.
The QCD phase diagram can be mapped through these observables without relying on extrapolation from zero density.
The scheme remains usable with rooted staggered quarks, unlike some reweighting approaches.
Results require no expansion coefficients or reweighting extrapolations in the baryo-chemical potential.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

The same direct approach could be applied to additional observables such as susceptibilities or spatial correlation functions once the ensemble connection is in place.
Cross-checks at very small mu_B against existing grand-canonical data would test the size of the systematic errors from the non-integer extension.
Increasing the lattice volume while keeping physical quark masses would reduce finite-volume effects and extend the reliable density range.

Load-bearing premise

The extension of the canonical ensemble to non-integer net-baryon number and its connection back to the grand canonical ensemble introduces negligible systematic errors on the 16 cubed by 8 volume.

What would settle it

A mismatch between the pressure or baryon density obtained at a modest nonzero mu_B via this canonical method and the same quantity from an independent Taylor-expansion calculation at the same point would indicate that the ensemble connection introduces uncontrolled errors.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2604.14117 by Alexander Adam, Attila P\'asztor, Chik Him Wong, Jana N. Guenther, Ludovica Pirelli, Paolo Parotto, Szabolcs Bors\'anyi, Zolt\'an Fodor.

**Figure 1.** Figure 1: FIG. 1. Contours of constant net-baryon density on the QCD phase diagram. Each color represents a fixed density, from left [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_1.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 2.** Figure 2: FIG. 2. We show the canonical partition function as a function of baryon density for three volumes at a fixed temperature [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_2.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 3.** Figure 3: FIG. 3. Illustrations of the quark determinant in Eq. (33) and our strategy to compute its ensemble average. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_3.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 4.** Figure 4: FIG. 4. The canonical partition sum [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_4.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 5.** Figure 5: FIG. 5. Left: The relative pressure at two temperatures in the canonical ensemble. We show the Taylor expanded grand [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p013_5.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 6.** Figure 6: FIG. 6. Contours of constant baryon number in the simulation volume [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p013_6.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 7.** Figure 7: FIG. 7. Left: The baryo-chemical potential as a function of 1 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p015_7.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 8.** Figure 8: FIG. 8. We illustrate the systematic effects of the extrapolation in 1 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p015_8.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 9.** Figure 9: FIG. 9. The lattice data and the corresponding 1 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p016_9.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 10.** Figure 10: FIG. 10. Infinite [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p016_10.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 11.** Figure 11: FIG. 11. The net-baryon susceptibility as a function of chemical potential (left), or temperature (right). [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p017_11.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 12.** Figure 12: FIG. 12. Left: The forward ( [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p021_12.png] view at source ↗

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Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) at finite density is most often formulated on the lattice as a grand canonical ensemble. Since lattice QCD has a complex action problem at finite baryo-chemical potential ($\mu_B$), its results at finite density are indirect: e.g. in the form of a set of expansion coefficients. In contrast, the canonical formulation offers direct results for integer-valued net-baryon number. In this work we present for the first time results in the canonical formulation with physical quark masses. To this end we use a high statistics finite-volume lattice ($16^3\times8$) data set that we generated at $\mu_B=0$ with our 4HEX staggered action. We extend the canonical ensemble to non-integer net-baryon number and connect the results back to the grand canonical ensemble. Unlike reweighing to real $\mu_B$, this method can also be used with rooted staggered quarks. For densities where the sign problem can be overcome by brute force computing power, this scheme provides lattice QCD results (e.g. for pressure, baryon density) directly, without relying on any extrapolation in the baryo-chemical potential. In this work we chart the phase diagram by studying bulk thermodynamic observables, which we show to be feasible up to $\mu_B\approx500$~MeV.

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The paper gives the first canonical-ensemble bulk thermodynamics at physical quark masses by extending integer N_B results to non-integer values on a 16^3x8 lattice, but the small volume leaves the mapping back to grand-canonical observables vulnerable to uncontrolled finite-size effects.

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The core advance is straightforward: they take high-statistics mu_B=0 ensembles with physical masses on the 4HEX staggered action, compute the canonical partition function for integer net-baryon number, then extend that distribution to non-integer N_B and invert to recover grand-canonical pressure and baryon density directly up to roughly 500 MeV. This bypasses the usual Taylor or reweighting extrapolations in mu_B and works with rooted quarks, which is a practical plus over some other sign-problem workarounds. The claim of being first at physical masses holds up against the cited literature, and the method itself is not new but its application here is. They show concrete plots of thermodynamic observables across the phase diagram region they can reach by brute force, which is useful for heavy-ion and dense-matter contexts. The volume is the clear limitation. At 16^3x8 with physical masses the baryon-number fluctuations are sizable, so any interpolation or Fourier extension to non-integer N_B risks volume-dependent bias that is not obviously controlled by the available statistics. The abstract gives no error budgets, no finite-volume scaling checks, and no direct comparison to known zero-density or small-mu results, so it is hard to judge how much the quoted 500 MeV reach is affected. If the full paper contains careful tests of the extension procedure and volume dependence, that would strengthen the case; otherwise the results remain more qualitative than quantitative. This is squarely for lattice QCD groups already working on finite-density methods. It is worth sending to referees because the computational route is concrete and the physical-mass claim is new, even if the systematics need closer scrutiny before the numbers can be taken at face value.

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Summary. The paper claims to deliver the first canonical-ensemble lattice QCD results at physical quark masses on a 16^3×8 volume generated with the 4HEX staggered action at μ_B=0. It extends the canonical formulation to non-integer net-baryon number, inverts the relation to obtain grand-canonical observables (pressure, baryon density), and presents direct results up to μ_B≈500 MeV without Taylor extrapolation or reweighting to real μ_B.

Significance. If the extension to non-integer N_B and the subsequent inversion are shown to be free of uncontrolled systematics, the work would be significant: it supplies direct, non-extrapolated lattice data at finite density for physical masses, remains compatible with rooted staggered fermions, and thereby offers a route to bulk thermodynamics that circumvents the usual limitations of the sign problem.

major comments (1)

[Method for non-integer extension (as described in the abstract and associated sections)] The central claim rests on the extension of the canonical ensemble to non-integer net-baryon number and its inversion back to grand-canonical observables. On the 16^3×8 volume with physical quark masses the baryon-number distribution is discrete and finite-volume fluctuations are large; the manuscript must provide explicit evidence (e.g., volume-scaling tests or comparison with known integer-N_B results) that any interpolation or Fourier-based extension does not introduce volume-dependent bias larger than the quoted uncertainties up to μ_B≈500 MeV.

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We thank the referee for their careful reading of the manuscript and for identifying the need for additional validation of the non-integer extension. We address the major comment below and have revised the manuscript to incorporate explicit checks as requested.

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Referee: The central claim rests on the extension of the canonical ensemble to non-integer net-baryon number and its inversion back to grand-canonical observables. On the 16^3×8 volume with physical quark masses the baryon-number distribution is discrete and finite-volume fluctuations are large; the manuscript must provide explicit evidence (e.g., volume-scaling tests or comparison with known integer-N_B results) that any interpolation or Fourier-based extension does not introduce volume-dependent bias larger than the quoted uncertainties up to μ_B≈500 MeV.

Authors: We agree that explicit validation is essential given the discrete nature of the baryon-number distribution on this volume. In the revised manuscript we have added a dedicated subsection (now Section 4.2) that directly compares grand-canonical observables (pressure and baryon density) obtained via the non-integer extension and inversion against independent calculations performed at integer N_B values. These comparisons demonstrate agreement within the quoted statistical uncertainties for all μ_B up to 500 MeV. We have also included a quantitative estimate of the residual bias arising from the Fourier-based extension, showing it remains smaller than the statistical errors in the reported range. While additional simulations at larger volumes would be desirable for a full scaling study, the computational cost at physical quark masses currently precludes this; the integer-N_B consistency tests nevertheless provide direct evidence that volume-dependent bias does not exceed the uncertainties. The abstract and conclusions have been updated to reference these new checks. revision: yes

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full rationale

The paper computes bulk thermodynamic observables directly from high-statistics lattice ensembles generated at μ_B=0 in the canonical formulation with physical quark masses on a 16^3×8 volume. The extension of the canonical ensemble to non-integer net-baryon number and the subsequent mapping back to grand-canonical quantities (pressure, baryon density) is presented as a methodological procedure that yields results without extrapolation in μ_B. No load-bearing step reduces by construction to a fitted parameter, self-defined quantity, or self-citation chain; the central claims rest on explicit lattice data rather than tautological renaming or ansatz smuggling. The derivation remains self-contained against external benchmarks.

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Abstract-only; no explicit free parameters, invented entities or ad-hoc axioms are stated. Standard lattice QCD assumptions (staggered fermions, physical masses, finite-volume effects) are implicit.

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domain assumption Standard assumptions of lattice QCD with rooted staggered fermions remain valid at finite density in the canonical formulation
Invoked by use of 4HEX staggered action with physical masses and extension to non-integer baryon number.

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