Creating the Hottest Fluid in the Universe with a Single Photon

July 30, 2026

Blair Seidlitz of Columbia University discusses using a single particle of light, a photon, to create and study quark gluon plasma. He also describes how the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) will be like a factory for photon-ion collisions with the potential for exhibiting fluid-like behavior. Learn more.