NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 46, Issue 4, 040005(2023)

QCD critical end point and baryon number fluctuation

Kun XU and Mei HUANG*
Author Affiliations
  • School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101400, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Dec. 12, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 27, 2023

    The Author Email: HUANG Mei (huangmei@uacs.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.040005

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