The phase diagram of dense QCD

Abstract

Current status of theoretical researches on the QCD phase diagram at finite\ntemperature and baryon chemical potential is reviewed with special emphasis on\nthe origin of various phases and their symmetry breaking patterns. Topics\ninclude; quark deconfinement, chiral symmetry restoration, order of the phase\ntransitions, QCD critical point(s), colour superconductivity, various\ninhomogeneous states and implications from QCD-like theories.\n