Quark-Gluon Plasma Contributor(s): Yagi, Kohsuke (Author), Hatsuda, Tetsuo (Author), Miake, Yasuo (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521089247 ISBN-13: 9780521089241 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $100.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: Advanced text/reference on QGP and quantum chromodynamics covering both theory and experiments. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Nuclear - Science | Physics - Astrophysics |
Dewey: 539.721 |
Series: Cambridge Monographs on Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics an |
Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.63 lbs) 468 pages |
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Publisher Description: This book introduces quark gluon-plasma (QGP) as a primordial matter composed of quarks and gluons, created at the time of the Big Bang. After a pedagogical introduction to gauge theories, various aspects of quantum chromodynamic phase transitions are illustrated in a self-contained manner. The cosmological approach and renormalization group are covered, as well as the cosmological and astrophysical implications of QGP, on the basis of Einstein's equations. Recent developments towards the formation of QGP in ultrarelativistic heavy ion collisions are also presented in detail. |
Contributor Bio(s): Yagi, Kohsuke: - Kohsuke Yagi is a professor at the Department of Liberal Arts, Urawa University.Hatsuda, Tetsuo: - Tetsuo Hatsuda is a professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Tokyo.Miake, Yasuo: - Yasuo Miake is Professor of Physics at the Institute of Physics, University of Tsukuba. |