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Report number	nucl-th/0204009
Title	Event-by-event fluctuations in heavy ion collisions
Author(s)	Döring, M ; Koch, V
Affiliation	(GSI Darmstadt) ; (LBL)
Publication	2002
Imprint	2 Apr 2002
Note	Comments: Contribution to the Proceedings of the International Workshop XXX on Gross Properties of Nuclei and Nuclear Excitations, Hirschegg, Jan. 2002 and to the Proceedings of the Krakow Epiphany Conference, Krakow, Jan. 2002
In:	Acta Phys.Polon. B 33 (2002) pp.1495-1504
In:	30th International Workshop on Gross Properties of Nuclei and Nuclear Excitations : Ultrarelativistic Heavy Ion Collisions, Hirschegg, Austria, 13 - 19 Jan 2002, pp.65-74
In:	Cracow Epiphany Conference on Quarks and Gluons in Extreme Conditions, Krakow, Poland, 3 - 6 Jan 2002, pp.1495
Subject category	Nuclear Physics - Theory
Accelerator/Facility, Experiment	CERN SPS ; NA49
Abstract	We discuss the physics underlying event-by-event fluctuations in relativistic heavy ion collisions. We will argue that the fluctuations of the ratio of positively over negatively charged particles may serve as a unique signature for the Quark Gluon Plasma.

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