Speaker
Description
We will survey how RHIC and LHC measurements constrain the properties of QCD matter when interpreted with lattice-QCD inputs. The talk will: (i) present hydrodynamic descriptions of momentum and angular distributions using a lattice-anchored equation of state at μB≈0 and its finite-density extensions relevant to the RHIC Beam Energy Scan; (ii) confront fluctuation measurements with lattice conserved-charge susceptibilities to illuminate QCD thermodynamics and search for a possible critical point; and (iii) show data-driven extractions of transport coefficients—η/s(T), ζ/s(T), and heavy-quark diffusion Ds(T)—where lattice priors reduce model degeneracy. During the course of the talk we will highlight the interdependencies between heavy-ion experiment and lattice calculations, and close with some opportunities for deeper experiment–lattice synergy in the EIC era.
| Parallel Session (for talks only) | Plenary talk |
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