Determining the location of the Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) critical endpoint (CEP) is a central goal in high-energy nuclear physics. Direct lattice QCD simulations are hindered by the sign problem at finite baryon chemical potential ($\mu_B$), necessitating indirect approaches. Recent first-principles lattice ...

The femtoscopy technique at the Large Hadron Collider has proven capable of providingunprecedented precision information on the low-energy interaction ...