The QCD equation of state at high temperature and density (A04)

• Subject Area: Nuclear and Elementary Particle Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, Fields
• Term: from 2017 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 315477589

The goal of this project is to provide a high-order Taylor expansion of the grand partition function of QCD. In this project we will further advance the numerical tools that allow for the calculation of up to eighth-order Taylor-expansion coefficients with sufficient accuracy to provide bounds on the location of a possible critical endpoint in the QCD phase diagram. The research program includes the calculation of the Taylor-expansion coefficients and the analysis of phenomenological consequences concerning their relevance for the hydrodynamic modeling of matter created in heavy-ion collisions.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 211: Strong-Interaction Matter under Extreme Conditions
• Applicant Institution: Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Frithjof Karsch; Dr. Christian Schmidt