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Modern Aspects of Quark-Gluon Plasma Physics
Welcome
QCD in extreme conditions: Central collisions of two lead nuclei at the LHC.
In this experimental lecture you will learn about the physics of QCD matter under extreme conditions as studies in ultra-relativistic collisions of nuclei.
Lecturers / Dates
Quark-Gluon Plasma Physics (SS 2023)
Prof. Dr. Johanna Stachel, Prof. Dr. Klaus Reygers, Prof. Dr. Peter Braun-Munzinger
Friday, 11:15 - 12:45, INF 226, Raum Nr. 00.102 / 00.103
ECTS points: 2
first lecture: 21 April 2023
LSF entry
Quiz
We will do quizzes and other interactive class room activities.
Here are the previous quiz questions with answers.
Audience
This lecture gives an introduction into ultra-relativistiv heavy-ion collisions and the physics of the quark-gluon plasma. It is aimed at Bacherlor, Master, and Diploma students as well as graduate students. Knowledge on the level of "Experimentalphysik IV" (PEP4) is sufficient for this basic introduction.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Kinematic Variables
3. Thermodynamics of the QGP
- Ideal gas of quarks and gluons
- Lattice QCD Results
4. Basics of proton-proton and nucleus-nucleus
5. Statistical Model and Strangeness
6. Space-time Evolution of the QGP
- Basics of relativistic hydrodynamics
- Spectra and radial flow
- Elliptic flow and higher flow harmonics
- Collective flow in small systems?
7. Particle correlations
8. Physics of the critical endpoint and fluctuations
9. Hard Scattering, Jets and Jet Quenching
10.a Open charm
10.b Charmonia
11. Thermal Photons and Dileptons
12. Outlook: Towards the future
Some example Jupyter notebooks
Exercise sheets
- Exercise sheet No. 1 (to be discussed on April 28)
- Exercise sheet No. 2 (to be discussed on May 5)
- Exercise sheet No. 3 (to be discussed on May 12)
- Exercise sheet No. 4 (to be discussed on May 19)
- Exercise sheet No. 5 (to be discussed on May 26)
- Exercise sheet No. 6 (to be discussed on June 2)
- Exercise sheet No. 7 (to be discussed on June 9)
- Exercise sheet No. 8 (to be discussed on June 30)
- Exercise sheet No. 9 (to be discussed on July 14)
Solutions
- sheet No. 1: student solution 1 [ipynb]
- sheet No. 2: student solution 1 [pdf], student solution 2 [pdf], student solution 3 [pdf], student solution 4 [pdf]
- sheet No. 3: student solution 1 [pdf]
- sheet No. 4: student solution [pdf]
- sheet No. 5: solution [ipynb], student solution[ipynb]
- sheet No. 6: student solution [ipynb]
- sheet No. 7: student solution 1 [ipynb], student solution 2 [ipynb, pdf]
- sheet No. 8: student solution 1 [ipynb, pdf], student solution 2 [pdf]
- sheet No. 9: student solution [pdf]
Übungsgruppen
- Group 1 (Stachel, Braun-Munzinger, Reygers)
35 participants
INF 226, K 2 / 3, Fri 11:15 - 13:00
