Eur. Phys. J. C (2009) 61: 705-710
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-008-0847-4

Regular Article - Theoretical Physics

Potential models for quarkonia

What can we learn from potential models at finite temperature?

¹ Department of Math and Science, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, 11205, USA
² Brookhaven National Laboratory, RIKEN Brookhaven Research Center, Upton, NY, 11973, USA

^* e-mail: amocsy@pratt.edu

Received: 20 September 2008
Published online: 13 January 2009

Abstract

In this paper I discuss what we can learn about quarkonium dissociation from lattice-potential based models. Special emphasis is given to results obtained in agreement by different models, and to the relevance of lattice QCD for potential models. Future directions are also discussed.