Quantum Chromo Dynamics (QCD), the theory of strong interactions, predicts a transition of the usual matter to a new phase of matter, called Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP), at sufficiently high temperatures. The non-perturbative technique of defining a theory on a space-time lattice has been used to obtain this and other predictions about the nature of QGP. Heavy ion collisions at the Large Hadron Collider in CERN can potentially test these predictions and thereby test our theoretical understanding of confinement. This brief review aims at providing a glimpse of both these aspects of QGP.
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Bhalerao, R. S., & Gavai, R. V. (2009). Heavy Ions at the LHC: A Quest for Quark-gluon Plasma. In Physics at the Large Hadron Collider (pp. 105–130). Springer India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-8489-295-6_8
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