Before matter as we know it emerged, the universe was filled with the primordial state of hadronic matter called quark–gluon plasma. This hot soup of quarks and gluons is effectively an inescapable consequence of our current knowledge about the fundamental hadronic interactions: quantum chromodynami...

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Main Authors:	Letessier, Jean 1938- (Author), Rafelski, Johann 1950- (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2022
Series:	Cambridge monographs on particle physics, nuclear physics, and cosmology 18
Subjects:	Quark-gluon plasma Hadrons Hadron Quark-Gluon-Plasma
Online Access:	Volltext
Summary:	Before matter as we know it emerged, the universe was filled with the primordial state of hadronic matter called quark–gluon plasma. This hot soup of quarks and gluons is effectively an inescapable consequence of our current knowledge about the fundamental hadronic interactions: quantum chromodynamics. This book covers the ongoing search to verify the prediction experimentally and discusses the physical properties of this novel form of matter. It begins with an overview of the subject, followed by discussion of experimental methods and results. The second half of the book covers hadronic matter in confined and deconfined form, and strangeness as a signature of the quark–gluon phase. Covering the basics as well as more advanced material, it is ideal as an introduction for graduate students, as well as providing a valuable reference for researchers already working in this and related fields
Item Description:	Reissued as Open Access in 2022. Originally published in 2002
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 397 Seiten)
ISBN:	9781009290753
DOI:	10.1017/9781009290753