We discuss two special limiting forms of QCD matter which may be produced at RHIC. We
conclude from the available empirical evidence that an equilibrated, but strongly coupled …

We review the main results obtained by the BRAHMS Collaboration on the properties of hot
and dense hadronic and partonic matter produced in ultrarelativistic heavy ion collisions at …

This is a critical review of the various observables that have been proposed to signal the
change from dense hadronic matter to a quark-gluon plasma at high temperature or baryon …

A critical review on signatures of quark-gluon plasma (QGP) formation is given and the
current (1998) experimental status is discussed. After giving an introduction to the properties …

Quarks and gluons appear confined as long as we consider hadrons in the physical
vacuum: any constituent can then travel a spatial distance of not more than 10-13 cm before …

Three empirical lines of evidence,(P QCD, p QCD, dA), from RHIC have converged and
point to the discovery of a strongly coupled Quark Gluon Plasma. The evidence includes (1) …

The relativistic heavy-ion collider (RHIC) was built to re-create and study in the laboratory
the extremely hot and dense matter that filled our entire universe during its first few …

We review the most important experimental results from the first three years of nucleus–
nucleus collision studies at RHIC, with emphasis on results from the STAR experiment, and …

The aim of this book is to offer to the next generation of young researchers a broad and
largely self-contained introduction to the physics of heavy ion collisions and the quark-gluon …

At RHIC, recent experiments over the last two years reveal a new state of nuclear matter,
hitherto unknown to us. While the term “quark–gluon plasma (QGP)” has been used in the …