Event-by-event fluctuations and the QGP phase transition

Abstract

Fluctuations of thermodynamic quantities are fundamental to the study of QGP phase transition. Event-by-event fluctuations of many quantities have been studied by dedicated heavy-ion experiments. A brief review of recent experimental results is presented. The prospect for future study of fluctuations is discussed.

Talk given at the International Conference on Strangeness in Quark Matter (SQM2006), Los Angeles, California, 26-31 Mar 2006

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