quark–gluon plasma

phase of quantum chromodynamics characterised by an assembly of quarks and gluons at thermal and chemical equilibrium
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quark–gluon plasma

Summary

quark–gluon plasma is a non-classical state of matter[1]. It draws 1,793 Wikipedia views per month (non_classical_state_of_matter category, ranking #4 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • quark–gluon plasma's instance of is recorded as non-classical state of matter[3].
  • quark–gluon plasma followed glasma[4].
  • quark–gluon plasma was followed by Hadron gas[5].
  • quark–gluon plasma's location of discovery is recorded as CERN[6].
  • quark–gluon plasma is a type of QCD matter[7].
  • quark–gluon plasma's Commons category is recorded as Quark-gluon plasma[8].
  • quark–gluon plasma comprises quark[9].
  • quark–gluon plasma comprises gluon[10].
  • quark–gluon plasma comprises antiquark[11].
  • quark–gluon plasma's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 10, 2000[12].
  • quark–gluon plasma's facet of is recorded as high energy physics[13].
  • quark–gluon plasma's facet of is recorded as particle physics[14].
  • quark–gluon plasma's facet of is recorded as physical cosmology[15].
  • quark–gluon plasma's facet of is recorded as plasma[16].
  • quark–gluon plasma's facet of is recorded as hadron[17].
  • quark–gluon plasma's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/quark-gluon-plasma[18].
  • quark–gluon plasma's has characteristic is recorded as color confinement[19].
  • quark–gluon plasma's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'КГП'}[20].
  • quark–gluon plasma's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'QGP'}[21].
  • quark–gluon plasma's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22].
  • quark–gluon plasma's research site is recorded as CERN[23].
  • quark–gluon plasma's theorized by is recorded as Edward V. Shuryak[24].
  • quark–gluon plasma's theorized by is recorded as Helmut Satz[25].
  • quark–gluon plasma's theorized by is recorded as Johann Rafelski[26].
  • quark–gluon plasma's theorized by is recorded as Berndt Mueller[27].

Body

Definition and Type

quark–gluon plasma's instance of is recorded as non-classical state of matter[3]. It is a type of QCD matter[7].

Use and Application

Components include quark[9], a type of quantum particle[28]; gluon[10], a type of quantum particle[29]; and antiquark[11], a type of quantum particle[30].

Why It Matters

quark–gluon plasma draws 1,793 Wikipedia views per month (non_classical_state_of_matter category, ranking #4 of 8).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . cds.cern.ch. cds.cern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . home.cern. home.cern. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . cds.cern.ch. cds.cern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . indico.cern.ch. indico.cern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . indico.cern.ch. indico.cern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . indico.cern.ch. indico.cern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . indico.cern.ch. indico.cern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of high energy physics, particle physics, physical cosmology +2
    Has parts
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Has characteristic color confinement
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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