Phase diagram of QCD with four quark flavors at finite temperature and baryon density Original Research Article

We analyze the phase diagram of QCD with four staggered flavors in the image plane using a method recently proposed by us. We explore the region image and image, where image is the transition temperature at zero baryon density, and find a first order transition line. Our results are quantitatively compatible with those obtained with the imaginary chemical potential approach and the double reweighting method, in the region where these approaches are reliable, image and image. But, in addition, our method allows us to extend the transition line to lower temperatures and higher chemical potentials.