Current status of dynamical modeling of fluctuations at the QCD phase transition in heavy-ion collisions

Abstract

For a complete understanding of the QCD phase diagram it is important to connect first-principle thermodynamic calculations to experimental data from the RHIC Beam Energy Scan and the future experimental facilities FAIR, GSI, and NICA, Dubna. This can only be achieved by a realistic modeling of the dynamical evolution of critical fluctuations in heavy-ion collisions at the QCD phase transition. In this note I will summarize the current status of these dynamical models and highlight some of the important issues, which need to be addressed in the future.

arXiv commentPublished in the proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Critical Point and Onset of Deconfinement (CPOD 2014) C14-11-17.2