Workshop on QCD Critical End Point and Effective Field Theory methods 2026 

Overview:

The Workshop on the QCD Critical End Point and Effective Field Theory Methods (CEP-EFT 2026) will be held at C3NT, Wuhan, China, on October 19–22, 2026. The workshop will bring together researchers working on critical phenomena, hydrodynamics, effective field theory, lattice QCD, and heavy-ion phenomenology to discuss recent progress on the QCD critical point and non-equilibrium dynamics.

Scientific Topics:

·       QCD Critical Point and Critical Fluctuations

·       Static and Dynamic Critical Phenomena

·       Hydro+ and Fluctuating Hydrodynamics

·       Stochastic and Schwinger–Keldysh Effective Field Theories

·       Transport, Correlations, and Fluctuation Observables

·       Lattice QCD Constraints on the QCD Phase Diagram

·       Heavy-Ion Phenomenology and BES-II

·       Strongly Coupled Dynamics and Holographic Approaches

·       Theory–Experiment Interface in Critical-Point Searches

Practical Information:

Arrival and registration: October 18, 2026.

Scientific sessions: October 19–22, 2026.

Registration fee: 600 RMB per participant.

Expected attendance: 40–60 participants.

Accommodation: Gui-Yuan Hotel at CCNU

International Advisory Committee:

Local Organizer: 

Navid Abbasi (Lanzhou University)

Shi Pu (University of Science and Technology of China)

Yi Yin (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen)

International Organizers:

Masaru Hongo (Niigata University)

Eduardo Grossi (University of Florence)

Sponsors: 

Central China Center for Nuclear Theory (C3NT)

Lanzhou University

University of Science and Technology of China