The present and future of QCD


Achenbach P., Adhikari D., Afanasev A., Afzal F., Aidala C., Al-bataineh A., ...More

Nuclear Physics A, vol.1047, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 1047
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2024.122874
  • Journal Name: Nuclear Physics A
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Chemical Abstracts Core, INSPEC, zbMATH
  • Keywords: Hadron physics, Heavy ion collisions, QCD
  • Yıldız Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This White Paper presents an overview of the current status and future perspective of QCD research, based on the community inputs and scientific conclusions from the 2022 Hot and Cold QCD Town Meeting. We present the progress made in the last decade toward a deep understanding of both the fundamental structure of the sub-atomic matter of nucleon and nucleus in cold QCD, and the hot QCD matter in heavy ion collisions. We identify key questions of QCD research and plausible paths to obtaining answers to those questions in the near future, hence defining priorities of our research over the coming decades.