Spectral Properties of Matter under Extreme Conditions
The question matter under extreme conditions relates to cosmological settings in the early universe and the physics of neutron stars. Of particular interest is the generation of mass through the strong interaction and the quark-hadron transition. This transition can be explored in collisions of relativistic heavy ions. In this talk I present a non-perturbative framework for dealing with the equilibrium properties of strong-interaction matter and its spectral properties. Special emphasis will be put on the role spontaneously broken chiral symmetry and its restoration at high temperatures and large baryon densities. Observable consequences in heavy-ion collisions will be discussed.
Friday, 23 February 2018, ore 14:30 — Aula Magna "Tullio Regge"