Shedding Light to the Dark Sides of the Universe: Cosmology from Strong Interactions

The theory of quantum chromo dynamics (QCD), an organic part of the standard model (SM) of particle physics, has been validated by many theoretical and experimental studies. The strongly coupled QCD dynamics controls colored particles’ (quarks and gluons) collective motion at large spacetime separat...

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description The theory of quantum chromo dynamics (QCD), an organic part of the standard model (SM) of particle physics, has been validated by many theoretical and experimental studies. The strongly coupled QCD dynamics controls colored particles’ (quarks and gluons) collective motion at large spacetime separations and the formation of colorless composite states (hadrons). While QCD theory and the related phenomenology aspects are being intensively studied in laboratory measurements, the possible connections of this important layer of knowledge to cosmology remain rather vague and largely unexplored. No doubt, the physical vacuum has been transformed many times throughout the lifetime of the universe and has affected its history through a sequence of events, such as the cosmic inflation, phase transitions, and the dark-energy-dominated expansion. Strong interactions could play an important role in some of these cosmological events. In particular, the emergence of a new state of matter called the quark-gluon plasma at the LHC is often suggested to provide an important source of empirical knowledge to what the universe looked like in the first few moments after the Big Bang. This Special Issue aims at creating an overview of the recent progress in these directions by focusing on the novel implications of quantum chromo, or more generally, Yang–Mills (YM) dynamics, to the physics of the early universe and critical phenomena in cosmology.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-958352024-03-28T03:32:35Z Shedding Light to the Dark Sides of the Universe: Cosmology from Strong Interactions Pasechnik, Roman Šumbera, Michal dynamics of phase transitions spinodal instability heavy-ion collisions neutron stars dark energy non-Abelian gauge theory condensate QCD DGLAP equations physics beyond the standard model tensorgluons extended DGLAP equations tensorgluon splitting functions neutron star equation of state many-body methods of nuclear matter neutron-skin thickness GW170817 Weyl gravity renormalization group inflation light scalar fields axial anomaly SU(2) Yang–Mills thermodynamics de-percolation of axionic lumps cosmological and galactic dark-matter densities cosmology particle physics particle symmetry stable particles dark matter cosmic rays QCD in the early universe phase transitions hydrodynamical evolution equation of state of super-dense matter classical Yang-Mills fields Dark Energy Dark Matter gluon condensate effective Yang-Mills action cosmic inflation n/a thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PH Physics The theory of quantum chromo dynamics (QCD), an organic part of the standard model (SM) of particle physics, has been validated by many theoretical and experimental studies. The strongly coupled QCD dynamics controls colored particles’ (quarks and gluons) collective motion at large spacetime separations and the formation of colorless composite states (hadrons). While QCD theory and the related phenomenology aspects are being intensively studied in laboratory measurements, the possible connections of this important layer of knowledge to cosmology remain rather vague and largely unexplored. No doubt, the physical vacuum has been transformed many times throughout the lifetime of the universe and has affected its history through a sequence of events, such as the cosmic inflation, phase transitions, and the dark-energy-dominated expansion. Strong interactions could play an important role in some of these cosmological events. In particular, the emergence of a new state of matter called the quark-gluon plasma at the LHC is often suggested to provide an important source of empirical knowledge to what the universe looked like in the first few moments after the Big Bang. This Special Issue aims at creating an overview of the recent progress in these directions by focusing on the novel implications of quantum chromo, or more generally, Yang–Mills (YM) dynamics, to the physics of the early universe and critical phenomena in cosmology. 2023-01-05T12:34:59Z 2023-01-05T12:34:59Z 2022 book ONIX_20230105_9783036558691_64 9783036558691 9783036558707 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/95835 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/6491 https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/6491 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-0365-5870-7 10.3390/books978-3-0365-5870-7 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783036558691 9783036558707 234 Basel open access
spellingShingle dynamics of phase transitions
spinodal instability
heavy-ion collisions
neutron stars
dark energy
non-Abelian gauge theory
condensate
QCD
DGLAP equations
physics beyond the standard model
tensorgluons
extended DGLAP equations
tensorgluon splitting functions
neutron star
equation of state
many-body methods of nuclear matter
neutron-skin thickness
GW170817
Weyl gravity
renormalization group
inflation
light scalar fields
axial anomaly
SU(2) Yang–Mills thermodynamics
de-percolation of axionic lumps
cosmological and galactic dark-matter densities
cosmology
particle physics
particle symmetry
stable particles
dark matter
cosmic rays
QCD in the early universe
phase transitions
hydrodynamical evolution
equation of state of super-dense matter
classical Yang-Mills fields
Dark Energy
Dark Matter
gluon condensate
effective Yang-Mills action
cosmic inflation
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Shedding Light to the Dark Sides of the Universe: Cosmology from Strong Interactions
title Shedding Light to the Dark Sides of the Universe: Cosmology from Strong Interactions
title_full Shedding Light to the Dark Sides of the Universe: Cosmology from Strong Interactions
title_fullStr Shedding Light to the Dark Sides of the Universe: Cosmology from Strong Interactions
title_full_unstemmed Shedding Light to the Dark Sides of the Universe: Cosmology from Strong Interactions
title_short Shedding Light to the Dark Sides of the Universe: Cosmology from Strong Interactions
title_sort shedding light to the dark sides of the universe cosmology from strong interactions
topic dynamics of phase transitions
spinodal instability
heavy-ion collisions
neutron stars
dark energy
non-Abelian gauge theory
condensate
QCD
DGLAP equations
physics beyond the standard model
tensorgluons
extended DGLAP equations
tensorgluon splitting functions
neutron star
equation of state
many-body methods of nuclear matter
neutron-skin thickness
GW170817
Weyl gravity
renormalization group
inflation
light scalar fields
axial anomaly
SU(2) Yang–Mills thermodynamics
de-percolation of axionic lumps
cosmological and galactic dark-matter densities
cosmology
particle physics
particle symmetry
stable particles
dark matter
cosmic rays
QCD in the early universe
phase transitions
hydrodynamical evolution
equation of state of super-dense matter
classical Yang-Mills fields
Dark Energy
Dark Matter
gluon condensate
effective Yang-Mills action
cosmic inflation
n/a
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PH Physics
topic_facet dynamics of phase transitions
spinodal instability
heavy-ion collisions
neutron stars
dark energy
non-Abelian gauge theory
condensate
QCD
DGLAP equations
physics beyond the standard model
tensorgluons
extended DGLAP equations
tensorgluon splitting functions
neutron star
equation of state
many-body methods of nuclear matter
neutron-skin thickness
GW170817
Weyl gravity
renormalization group
inflation
light scalar fields
axial anomaly
SU(2) Yang–Mills thermodynamics
de-percolation of axionic lumps
cosmological and galactic dark-matter densities
cosmology
particle physics
particle symmetry
stable particles
dark matter
cosmic rays
QCD in the early universe
phase transitions
hydrodynamical evolution
equation of state of super-dense matter
classical Yang-Mills fields
Dark Energy
Dark Matter
gluon condensate
effective Yang-Mills action
cosmic inflation
n/a
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PH Physics
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