Facets of the QCD Phase-Diagram

V. Koch^1a, A. Bzdak^1b and J. Liao^2c

¹ Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
² Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11796, USA

^a e-mail: vkoch@lbl.gov
^b e-mail: ABzdak@lbl.gov
^c e-mail: JLiao@bnl.gov

Published online: 19 April 2011

Abstract

In this contribution we will discuss two aspects of the matter created in ultra-relativistic heavy ion collisions. First we will attempt to define a universal measure for the fluidity of a substance, which will allow a correct comparison between the fluidity of a Quark Gluon Plasma and any well known substance. Second we will discuss current measurements of particle correlations and their implication for possible local parity violation.