Electron-Ion Collider - taking us to the next QCD frontier

TL;DR

The Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) is a proposed advanced facility designed to explore fundamental questions in QCD and strong interaction physics, offering unique capabilities like polarization and high luminosity to push the frontiers of particle physics.

Contribution

This paper highlights the EIC's potential as the first polarized electron-ion collider with flexible energies, enabling new insights into QCD and the strong force.

Findings

EIC will be the first polarized electron-proton and electron-ion collider.

EIC's high luminosity and polarization capabilities surpass previous facilities.

EIC will explore the QCD frontier and the glue binding matter.

Abstract

In this talk, I demonstrate that the proposed Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) will be an ideal and unique future facility to address many overarching questions about QCD and strong interaction physics at one place. The EIC will be the world's first polarized electron-proton (and light ion), as well as the first electron-nucleus collider at flexible collision energies. With its high luminosity and beam polarization, the EIC distinguishes itself from HERA and the other fixed target electron-hadron facilities around the world. The EIC is capable of taking us to the next QCD frontier to explore the glue that binds us all.