Skip to main content

From quark-gluon plasma to the perfect liquid

Publication ,  Journal Article
Müller, B
Published in: Acta Physica Polonica B
December 1, 2007

After reviewing some basic concepts of the theory of strongly interacting matter above nuclear energy density and reviewing some salient results of the experimental program at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), these lectures explain why the quark-gluon plasma observed in the RHIC experiments has been called a "perfect liquid" They then give an introduction to some recent ideas concerning the possible origin of the nearly inviscid nature of the quark-gluon plasma and discuss the connection between low viscosity and strong parton energy loss of hot QCD matter.

Duke Scholars

Published In

Acta Physica Polonica B

ISSN

0587-4254

Publication Date

December 1, 2007

Volume

38

Issue

12

Start / End Page

3705 / 3729

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 49 Mathematical sciences
  • 02 Physical Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences
 

Citation

APA
Chicago
ICMJE
MLA
NLM
Müller, B. (2007). From quark-gluon plasma to the perfect liquid. Acta Physica Polonica B, 38(12), 3705–3729.
Müller, B. “From quark-gluon plasma to the perfect liquid.” Acta Physica Polonica B 38, no. 12 (December 1, 2007): 3705–29.
Müller B. From quark-gluon plasma to the perfect liquid. Acta Physica Polonica B. 2007 Dec 1;38(12):3705–29.
Müller, B. “From quark-gluon plasma to the perfect liquid.” Acta Physica Polonica B, vol. 38, no. 12, Dec. 2007, pp. 3705–29.
Müller B. From quark-gluon plasma to the perfect liquid. Acta Physica Polonica B. 2007 Dec 1;38(12):3705–3729.

Published In

Acta Physica Polonica B

ISSN

0587-4254

Publication Date

December 1, 2007

Volume

38

Issue

12

Start / End Page

3705 / 3729

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 49 Mathematical sciences
  • 02 Physical Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences