The main challenges the EIC will address are: the precision 3D imaging of the internal structure of protons and nuclei; solving the mystery of how the quarks and gluons inside the proton combine their spins to generate the proton’s overall spin; the origin of the nucleon’s mass; the search for a color glass condensate, which may be produced for the first time by an EIC, providing deeper insight into gluons and their interactions; in-medium modifications of the nucleon structure functions; and casting fresh light on the mystery of why quarks or gluons can never be observed in isolation and are confined within protons and nuclei.
The topics which will be highlighted at the POETIC XI conference are:
- Structure of hadrons: (nuclear) parton distribution functions (PDFs), transverse momentum dependent (TMDs) and generalized parton distributions (GPDs), Distribution Amplitudes (DAs), Double Distributions (DDs).
- Quantum Chromodynamics at high parton densities and small-x: saturation, evolution, Color Glass Condensate. Fragmentation functions and Jet properties.
- Complementarity and connections of EIC physics with p+p, p+A and A+A collisions: high-pt processes, diffraction, multi-parton interactions, quark-gluon plasma and colored probes in hot nuclear matter
- Physics beyond the Standard Model and connections to other areas in physics
- Future DIS facilities: accelerator and detector developments
- Program of the ePIC detector and opportunities with a second IR/detector
Confirmed Speakers
forthcoming
