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Record Nr.

UNISA996466827803316

Titolo

Lectures on Quark Matter [[electronic resource] /] / edited by W. Plessas, L. Mathelitsch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2002

ISBN

3-540-45792-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2002.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIV, 338 p.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 583

Disciplina

539.7/2167

Soggetti

Nuclear physics

Heavy ions

Astrophysics

Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons

Astrophysics and Astroparticles

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The 40 Internationale Universitätswochen für Theoretische Physik in Schladming, Austri, took place during the period March 3rd-10th, 2001"--Pref.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Quark Matter Production in Heavy-Ion Collisions -- Theory of High-Energy A+A at RHIC -- Dense Quark Matter in Compact Stars -- Theory of the Quark-Gluon Plasma -- Thermal Gauge Field Theories -- Lattice QCD at High Temperature and Density -- Nonperturbative Phenomena and Phases of QCD -- The Color Glass Condensate and Small-x Physics.

Sommario/riassunto

This set of lectures deals with the transition from nuclear matter to quark matter. The reader will learn not only about the theory of quark-gluon plasmas but also how they are obtained in the laboratory through heavy-ion collisions or where they can be found in astrophysical objects such as compact stars. The book fills a gap between well-known textbook material and the research literature and is thus perfectly suited for postgraduate students who wish to enter this field, for lecturers looking for advanced material for their courses and for scientists in search of a modern source of reference on these topics.