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The QCD critical point by Prof. Thomas Schaefer

The QCD critical point Prof. Thomas Schaefer North Carolina State University I summarize arguments that suggest that the phase diagram of QCD, the theory of quarks and gluons, has a critical endpoint which is analogous to the endpoint of the water-vapor transition. This point marks the onset of a first order phase transition between a quark-gluon vapor and a hadronic liquid. I will argue that the critical point can be searched for in collisions of relativistic heavy ions. The main observables are fluctuation measurements, and the expected signatures are related to critical opalescence. I summarize the ongoing theoretical and experimental efforts devoted to observing signatures of critical fluctuations. I argue that along the way, we have gained new insights into an old theory, fluid dynamics. Date: Wednesday, 8th June 2022 at 5:30 PM IST Venue: Online and screened live at Ramanujan Auditorium