Thermodynamics of strong-interaction matter from Lattice QCD

TL;DR

This paper reviews lattice QCD results on the thermodynamics of strong-interaction matter, providing insights into the QCD phase diagram, bulk properties, fluctuations, transport, and effects of external magnetic fields relevant for heavy ion experiments.

Contribution

It compiles and discusses recent lattice QCD calculations on various thermodynamic aspects of QCD, highlighting their implications for understanding hot and dense matter.

Findings

QCD phase transition temperature identified

Fluctuations of conserved charges characterized

Transport coefficients estimated from lattice data

Abstract

We review results from lattice QCD calculations on the thermodynamics of strong-interaction matter with emphasis on input these calculations can provide to the exploration of the phase diagram and properties of hot and dense matter created in heavy ion experiments. This review is organized as follows: 1) Introduction, 2) QCD thermodynamics on the lattice, 3) QCD phase diagram at high temperature, 4) Bulk thermodynamics, 5) Fluctuations of conserved charges, 6) Transport properties, 7) Open heavy flavors and heavy quarkonia, 8) QCD in external magnetic fields, 9) Summary.