Heavy ion physics : theory
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Lattice quantum chromodynamics (QCD) predicts a new state of matter, called quark-gluon plasma (QGP), at sufficiently high temperatures or equivalently large energy densities. Relativistic heavy ion collisions are expected to produce such energy densities, thereby providing us a chance to test the above prediction. After a brief introduction of the necessary theoretical concepts, I present some critical comments on the experimental results with an aim to examine whether QGP has already been observed experimentally.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0010048,
title = {Heavy ion physics : theory},
author = {R. V. Gavai},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0010048},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
Plenary Talk given at IVth Rencontres du Vietnam, Hanoi, July 2000; LaTeX, 8 pages including 3 eps figures, uses moriond.sty