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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 364, 2026
XXXI International Conference on Ultra-Relativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions “Quark Matter 2025”
Article Number 15011
Number of page(s) 5
Section QCD Phase Diagram & Critical Point
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202636415011
Published online 17 April 2026
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