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Progress of Theoretical Physics Supplement No. 168



New Frontiers in QCD
Exotic Hadrons and Hadronic Matter


Proceedings of the Yukawa International Seminar 2006 (YKIS2006)

Edited by T. Kunihiro, H. En'yo, M. Harada, T. Hatsuda, A. Hosaka, D. Jido,
Y. Kanada-En'yo, S. H. Lee, A. Nakamura, T. Nakano, M. Oka and H. Suganuma

This volume contains the proceedings for the Yukawa International Seminar 2006 (YKIS2006), ``New Frontiers in QCD —Exotic Hadrons and Hadronic Matter—'' at the Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University, from November 20 to December 8, 2006. Recently there are remarkable developments in both theories and experiements of non-perturbative QCD. In this seminar, we made extensive discussions on the subjects of non-perturbative QCD from both theoretical and experimental aspects focusing on the following major three themes: (1) exotic hadrons, (2) condensed matter physics of dense and high temperature QCD, (3) chiral symmetry in nuclear media and finite nuclei. As a powerful tool for analyzing these problems, discussions on recent developments in lattice QCD and the novel achievements of the AdS/CFT were also included.

Detailed topics which are covered in this volume include
  (i) Multiquark hadrons, H-dibaryons, Lambda(1405) and scalar mesons,
  (ii) Strongly coupled quark gluon plasma, color superconductivity, properties of quark matter at
      high density and temperature, and precritical phenomena of QCD condensed matter physics,
  (iii) Chiral symmetry restoration in nuclear media, chiral effective theories, change of hadron
      properties, search for hadronic atoms and their properties,
  (iv) Lattice QCD, AdF/CFT, holographic QCD and related subjects for non-pertabative methods.

This volume contains reports from the leaders of major experimental groups and from distinguished theorists in the above listed fields. Not only the recent topics of developments but also general introductions to the background and importance of the fields are also discussed. Because of them, we believe that this volume is one of the best compilations of the present days' activities. We wish that it will become an ideal reference not only for young generations who wish to start their career in this field, but also for the current active researchers.


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