Review of “The Phases of Quantum Chromodynamics: From Confinement to Extreme Environment” by John Kogut and Mikhail Stephanov

The Sep 2005 issue of Physics Today contains an enthusiastic review of a much-anticipated book "The Phases of Quantum Chromodynamics: From Confinement to Extreme Environment" by John Kogut and Professor Misha Stephanov. The reviewer describes Dr. Stephanov as a leader in the study of QCD under extreme conditions who has made important contributions to the interpretation of lattice-QCD results at nonzero baryon densities, the experimental observability of the critical point, and collective excitations in color-superconducting quark matter.