Correlations and Fluctuations in Relativistic Nuclear Collisions

Study of correlations and fluctuations in relativistic nuclear collisions addresses fundamental aspects of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) and the properties of strongly-interacting matter at extreme density and temperature. Correlations and fluctuations reveal the nature of QCD, first through the structure of elementary collisions and then through the properties and dynamics of the colored medium produced in heavy ion (HI) collisions. Five years...