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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
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      May 2002
      ISBN:
      9780521385367
      9780521018234
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511534997
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.869kg, 414 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.66kg, 416 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Physics and Astronomy, Theoretical Physics and Mathematical Physics, Astrophysics
      Series:
      Cambridge Monographs on Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics and Cosmology (18)
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    Physics and Astronomy, Theoretical Physics and Mathematical Physics, Astrophysics
    Series:
    Cambridge Monographs on Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics and Cosmology (18)
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    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 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. Covering the basics as well as more advanced material, 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.

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    ‘Letessier and Rafelski’s book occupied a sparsely-populated niche. it contains a valuable toolkit for understanding the physics of heavy-ion collisions, and the properties of matter at the crucial temperature of around 100 MeV, where quarks are thought to escape their cages … an excellent book.’

    Mark Hindmarsh Source: The Observatory

    'The book offers a broad overview of the facilities around the world at which the relevant experiments have been carried out or are planned, and of the theoretical concepts and methods through which the results of these experiments can be interpreted. I am fairly sure that this volume will provide experts with a useful and timely summary of the state of their field, while sufficiently assiduous newcomers will find it a tolerably good starting point for further exploration.'

    Source: Comtemporary Physics

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