The QCD Phase Diagram from Chiral Approaches

TL;DR

This paper presents an updated QCD phase diagram derived from chiral effective theories and models, highlighting potential signals of the critical point in heavy-ion collision experiments through fluctuation analysis.

Contribution

It introduces recent developments in chiral approaches to the QCD phase diagram and discusses experimental signals of the critical point.

Findings

Non-monotonic fluctuations of conserved charges indicate critical point signals

Updated phase diagram incorporating recent theoretical advances

Potential experimental signatures in heavy-ion collisions

Abstract

I show an updated QCD phase diagram with recent developments from chiral effective theories and phenomenological models. Expected signals of a QCD critical point accessible in heavy-ion collisions are also discussed. In particular, non-monotonic behavior of fluctuations associated with conserved charges is focused on.