Quark-gluon plasma : from big bang to little bang

Preface 1. What is quark-gluon plasma Part I. Basic Concept of Quark-Gluon Plasma: 2. Introduction to QCD 3. Physics of quark-hadron phase transition 4. Field theory at finite temperature 5. Lattice gauge approach to QCD phase transitions 6. Chiral phase transition 7. Hadronic states in hot environment Part II. QGP in Astrophysics: 8. QGP in the early universe 9. Compact stars Part III. QGP in Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions: 10. Introduction to relativisitic heavy ion collisions 11. Relativistic hydrodynamics for heavy ion collisions 12. Transport theory for pre-equilibrium process 13. Formation and evolution of QGP 14. Fundamentals of QGP diagnostics 15. Results from CERN-SPS experiments 16. First results from the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) 17. Detectors in relativistic heavy ion experiments Appendices.