Hadrons and Quark-Gluon Plasma

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 a 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. 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. This title, first published in 2002, has been reissued as an Open Access publication on Cambridge Core.

Author: Jean Letessier, Johann Rafelski
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 02/09/2023
Pages: 414
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.85d
ISBN13: 9781009290739
ISBN10: 1009290738
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Physics | Nuclear
- Science | Space Science | Astronomy