Published November 2009
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Journal article
QCD phase transitions. Chiral and center symmetries
Description
The mass of hadrons such as the nucleon and the pion originates from the strong interaction'. What happens if the hadron matter is heated to a temperature comparable to the strong-interaction energy scale? We could know a theoretical answer with the solution of QCD that is the fundamental theory of the strong interaction. Also, we could have an experimental confirmation with the heated matter in the laboratory. The theoretical and experimental attempts have continued for almost 30 years, that is, the quest for the quark-gluon plasma'. I will make a theoretical review over the latest understanding of the QCD phase transitions with some historical consideration. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nippon Butsuri Gakkai-Shi
- Journal Volume
- 64
- Journal Issue
- 11
- Journal Page Range
- p. 844-848
- ISSN
- 0029-0181
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Japan
- Country of Input or Organization
- Japan
- INIS RN
- 41059064
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BARYON NUMBER; BROOKHAVEN RHIC; CHIRAL SYMMETRY; CHIRALITY; GLUON MODEL; MEV RANGE 100-1000; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; QUARK MATTER; QUARK MODEL; QUARK-GLUON INTERACTIONS; STRONG INTERACTIONS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE RANGE OVER 4000 K
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCELERATORS; BASIC INTERACTIONS; COMPOSITE MODELS; ENERGY RANGE; FIELD THEORIES; HEAVY ION ACCELERATORS; INTERACTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATTER; MEV RANGE; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE MODELS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; STORAGE RINGS; SYMMETRY; TEMPERATURE RANGE
Optional Information
- Notes
- 21 refs., 4 figs.