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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 364, 2026
XXXI International Conference on Ultra-Relativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions “Quark Matter 2025”
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| Article Number | 01018 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Plenary Sessions | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202636401018 | |
| Published online | 17 April 2026 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202636401018
QCD phase structure & equation of state: A functional perspective*
1 Institute for Theoretical Physics, Justus Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
2 Helmholtz Research Academy Hesse for FAIR (HFHF), Campus Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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Published online: 17 April 2026
Abstract
The phase structure of QCD remains an open fundamental problem of standard model physics. In particular at finite density, our knowledge is limited. Yet, numerous model studies point towards a rich and complex phase diagram at large density. Functional methods like the functional renormalization group and Dyson-Schwinger equations offer a way to study hot and dense QCD matter directly from first principles. I will discuss the phase structure of QCD and its experimental signatures through the lens of these methods.
Invited plenary talk at the 31st International Conference on Ultra-relativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions (Quark Matter 2025), Frankfurt, Germany, Apr 6-12, 2025.
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