Two-component liquid model for the quark-gluon plasma

Abstract

We consider a two-component-liquid model, a la Landau, for the quark-gluon plasma. Qualitatively, the model fits well some crucial observations concerning the plasma properties. Dynamically, the model assumes the existence of an effective scalar field which is condensed. The existence of such a condensate is supported by lattice data. We indicate a possible crucial test of the model by lattice simulations.

Comments: 5 pages; Talk given by V.I. Zakharov at 16th International Seminar on High Energy Physics (QUARKS-2010), Kolomna, Russia, 6-12 June, 2010