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20242026
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5 papers

nucl-th2026

Non-Gaussian fluctuations in relativistic hydrodynamics: Confluent equations for three-point correlations

Xin An, Gokce Basar, Mikhail Stephanov

We derive deterministic equations for the evolution of non-Gaussian fluctuations in relativistic stochastic hydrodynamics. This is achieved by defining the average local Landau fra…

nucl-th2026

Equation of state and cumulants of proton multiplicity in equilibrium near critical point from Pade estimates

Gokce Basar, Maneesha Pradeep, Mikhail Stephanov

The fluctuations of proton multiplicity in heavy-ion collisions are the key observables in the search for the QCD critical point. In this work we present an approach to constrainin…

nucl-th2026

Quantifying fluctuation signatures of the QCD critical point using maximum entropy freeze-out

Jamie M. Karthein, Maneesha Sushama Pradeep, Krishna Rajagopal +2

A key question about the QCD phase diagram is whether there is a critical point somewhere on the boundary between the hadronic and quark-gluon plasma phases, and if so where. Heavy…

nucl-th2025

Factorial cumulants of proton multiplicity near a critical point using maximum entropy freeze-out prescription

Jamie Karthein, Maneesha Pradeep, Krishna Rajagopal +2

We present the first application of the maximum-entropy freeze-out prescription to calculate factorial cumulants of proton multiplicities near the conjectured QCD critical point in…

nucl-th2024

QCD critical point: recent developments

Mikhail Stephanov

Recent developments aimed at mapping QCD phase diagram and the search for the QCD critical point in heavy-ion collisions are briefly reviewed.