Mapping the phases of quantum chromodynamics with beam energy scan

A Bzdak, S Esumi, V Koch, J Liao, M Stephanov, N Xu - Physics Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
We review the present status of the search for a phase transition and critical point as well as
anomalous transport phenomena in Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), with an emphasis …

Strong-field physics in QED and QCD: From fundamentals to applications

K Hattori, K Itakura, S Ozaki - Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics, 2023 - Elsevier
We provide a pedagogical review article on fundamentals and applications of the quantum
dynamics in strong electromagnetic fields in QED and QCD. The fundamentals include the …

Search for the chiral magnetic effect with isobar collisions at GeV by the STAR Collaboration at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider

MS Abdallah, BE Aboona, J Adam, L Adamczyk… - Physical Review C, 2022 - APS
The chiral magnetic effect (CME) is predicted to occur as a consequence of a local violation
of P and CP symmetries of the strong interaction amidst a strong electromagnetic field …

[HTML][HTML] The present and future of QCD

P Achenbach, D Adhikari, A Afanasev, F Afzal… - Nuclear Physics A, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract This White Paper presents an overview of the current status and future perspective
of QCD research, based on the community inputs and scientific conclusions from the 2022 …

The ALICE experiment: a journey through QCD

ALICE Collaboration alice-publications@ cern … - The European Physical …, 2024 - Springer
The ALICE experiment was proposed in 1993, to study strongly-interacting matter at extreme
energy densities and temperatures. This proposal entailed a comprehensive investigation of …

Foundations and applications of quantum kinetic theory

Y Hidaka, S Pu, Q Wang, DL Yang - Progress in Particle and Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
Many novel quantum phenomena emerge in non-equilibrium relativistic quantum matter
under extreme conditions such as strong magnetic fields and rotations. The quantum kinetic …

Chiral magnetic effect reveals the topology of gauge fields in heavy-ion collisions

DE Kharzeev, J Liao - Nature Reviews Physics, 2021 - nature.com
The topological structure of vacuum is the cornerstone of non-Abelian gauge theories
describing strong and electroweak interactions within the standard model of particle physics …

Future physics opportunities for high-density QCD at the LHC with heavy-ion and proton beams

Z Citron, A Dainese, JF Grosse-Oetringhaus… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2018 - arxiv.org
The future opportunities for high-density QCD studies with ion and proton beams at the LHC
are presented. Four major scientific goals are identified: the characterisation of the …

What can we learn from the global spin alignment of mesons in heavy-ion collisions?

XL Sheng, L Oliva, Q Wang - Physical Review D, 2020 - APS
We propose that a significant positive deviation from 1/3 for the spin density matrix element ρ
00 of the ϕ meson may indicate the existence of a mean field of the ϕ meson generated in …

Anomalous chiral transports and spin polarization in heavy-ion collisions

YC Liu, XG Huang - Nuclear Science and Techniques, 2020 - Springer
Relativistic heavy-ion collisions create hot quark–gluon plasma as well as very strong
electromagnetic (EM) and fluid vortical fields. The strong EM field and vorticity can induce …