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View SchemaThe Phase Diagram of QCD
| Authors | Simon Hands |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0105022 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0105022 |
| DOI | 10.1080/00107510110063843 |
| Journal | Contemp.Phys.42:209-225,2001 |
Abstract
I use simple thermodynamic reasoning to argue that at temperatures of order a trillion kelvin, QCD, the theory which describes strongly interacting particles such as protons and neutrons under normal conditions, undergoes a phase transition to a plasma of more elementary constituents called quarks and gluons. I review what is known about the plasma phase both from theoretical calculations and from experiments involving the collisions of large atomic nuclei moving at relativistic speeds. Finally I consider the behaviour of nuclear material under conditions of extreme density, and discuss possible exotic phenomena such as quark matter and color superconductivity.
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