Quark-Gluon Plasma Calculator
Calculate thermodynamic properties of the quark-gluon plasma
About Quark-Gluon Plasma
The quark-gluon plasma (QGP) is a state of matter where quarks and gluons are deconfined, existing freely rather than bound into hadrons. It existed in the early universe and is recreated in heavy-ion collisions.
Key Parameters:
- Tc ≈ 170 MeV ≈ 2 × 10¹² K
- εc ≈ 1 GeV/fm³ ≈ 10³⁵ J/m³
- Typical lifetime: 5-10 fm/c ≈ 10⁻²³ s
Facilities:
- RHIC (BNL): √s up to 200 GeV
- LHC (CERN): √s up to 5.02 TeV
- FAIR (GSI): High μB region