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1 Online-Ressource
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781009290753
Series Statement:
Cambridge Monographs on Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics and Cosmology 18
Content:
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.
Note:
First published 2002, reissued as OA 2022
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Nov 2022)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781009290708
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781009290739
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781009290708
Language:
English
Keywords:
Hadron
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Quark-Gluon-Plasma
DOI:
10.1017/9781009290753
Author information:
Rafelski, Johann 1950-
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