Uniformizing Lee-Yang singularities

Motivated by the search for the QCD critical point, we discuss how to obtain the singular behavior of a thermodynamic system near a critical point, namely the Lee-Yang singularities, from a limited amount of local data generated in a different region of the phase diagram. We show that by using a limited number of Taylor series coefficients, it is possible to reconstruct the equation of state past the radius of convergence, in particular in the critical region. Furthermore we also show that it is possible to extend this reconstruction to go from a crossover region to the first-order transition region in the phase diagram, using a uniformizing map to pass between Riemann sheets. We illustrate these ideas via the chiral random matrix model and the Ising model.

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Motivated by the search for the QCD critical point, this paper discusses how to obtain the singular behavior of a thermodynamic system near a critical point from a limited amount of local data generated in a different region of the phase diagram. It shows that by using a limited number of Taylor series coefficients, it is possible to reconstruct the equation of state past the radius of convergence, particularly in the critical region. Furthermore, it demonstrates the possibility of extending this reconstruction from a crossover region to the first-order transition region in the phase diagram using a uniformizing map to pass between Riemann sheets. The ideas are illustrated through the chiral random matrix model and the Ising model.