Physicists Capture Clear Evidence of Fluid Behavior in Quark-Gluon Plasma
A research team at CERN, including MIT physicists, has recorded the first direct evidence that the universe’s primordial quark-gluon plasma behaves as a dense fluid, not just a collection of particles. By innovatively isolating the wake left by single quarks within the plasma, the results strengthen theoretical predictions and unlock new possibilities for understanding the universe’s earliest instants.