Introduction to High-Energy Heavy Ion Collisions

Author: Huang Zhuoran [USA]
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: This book comprehensively elaborates on the fundamental theories of high-energy heavy-ion collisions, the formation and development of major research directions, as well as the achievements obtained. It includes: common variables in high-energy heavy-ion collision research; theories and models of particle production in various processes under high-energy collisions, along with experimental results; properties of quark-gluon plasma systems; the basics and main results of lattice gauge theory; nuclear-nuclear multiple collisions; conditions for quark-gluon plasma formation in high-energy heavy-ion collisions; various signals of quark-gluon plasma and experimental data analysis results, etc. This book can serve as a textbook and teaching reference for senior undergraduate and graduate students in particle physics, nuclear physics, theoretical physics, high-energy physics, and related disciplines, as well as a reference for researchers in related fields.