Eur. Phys. J. C (2005) 43: 91-96
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s2005-02215-0

Theoretical Physics

Quark coalescence and charm(onium) in QGP

Cyclotron Institute and Physics Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3366, USA

^* e-mail: rapp@comp.tamu.edu

Received: 22 February 2005
Published online: 4 May 2005

Abstract

The potential of heavy quarks as probes of the environment produced in hadronic and heavy-ion reactions is discussed. A key role is played by coalescence processes and/or resonance formation in the Quark-Gluon Plasma which are promising candidates to provide a comprehensive understanding of phenomena associated with reinteractions of both open and hidden heavy-quark states.