Speaker:  Dr. Xin-Nian Wang

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A beginner's guide to recreating the early universe in heavy-ion collisions

Our universe is full of dark matter and dark energy so far undetected. Among the tiny fraction of matter that are visible, their masses are determined by the vacuum structure of strong interaction that is still under intense investigation.

This talk will briefly discuss the generation of visible mass in strong interaction, the vacuum structure and its change under extreme conditions.

The phases and properties of matter under these extreme conditions that resemble the early universe can be explored in high-energy heavy-ion collisions.

The latest theoretical and experimental progress will be reviewed.

Gerri Barela

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Professional Staff Assistant

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