Nuclear Experiment2026-01-082 minarXiv:2601.05139expressA Hot Quark SoupWater in a kettle heats to 100 degrees, and stops being water, turning into steam. Something similar happens to atomic nuclei when they are smashed together at enormous speeds in the Large Hadron Collider.B. K. Srivastava·R. P. Scharenberg·C. PajaresPaul DiracWolfgang PauliAlain Aspectquarkstrong interactiongluonSunPhase transition👍👎☆SimplePopularAdvanced