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In this article, we study the finite temperature properties of a 10-D version of a hardwall model for QCD. Introducing fundamental matter via probe D7-branes and separate cutoffs rm and rg for the branes and the bulk, we present a detailed exploration of the phases for varying temperature and quark mass. Finite thermodynamic quantities are calculated using the procedure of holographic renormalization and used to characterize the phases. Finally, by fitting glueball and vector meson masses, we show how a unique phase diagram can be isolated.
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Singh, A., Yogendran, K.P. Phases of a 10-D holographic hard wall model. J. High Energ. Phys. 2023, 168 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2023)168
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