Phenomenological opportunities at the EIC
Abstract This review presents a comprehensive overview of key phenomenological opportunities at the future Electron–Ion Collider (EIC), synthesizing discussions and collaborative research efforts developed within the Korean EIC community and the EIC $$\phi$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mi>ϕ</mml:mi> </mml:math> collaboration. We explore a diverse range of physics topics central to the EIC scientific program, including the multidimensional tomography of nucleon and nuclear structure, precision Quantum Chromodynamics studies through jet physics and event-shape observables, heavy quarkonium production as a probe of partonic dynamics, and the spectroscopy of exotic hadrons. Furthermore, we discuss the transformative potential of emerging technologies—specifically Machine Learning and Quantum Computing—as essential tools for addressing the computational challenges and maximizing the scientific discovery potential of the EIC era.
Authors
- Sungwoo Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5443-4539)
- Chul Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4118-5086)
- Hee Sok Chung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1628-9315)
- June-Haak Ee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4699-2100)
- Daekyoung Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9145-6913)
- Seyong Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8522-4104)
- Jong-Wan Lee
- Jungil Lee
- Taehyun Kwon
- Seung-il Nam
- Yongsun Kim
Institutions
- Seoul National University of Science and Technology (KR)
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (US)
- Gangneung–Wonju National University (KR)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
- Korea University (KR)
- Fudan University (CN)
- Sejong University (KR)
- Institute for Basic Science (KR)
- Institute of Modern Physics (CN)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
- Pukyong National University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Korean Physical Society
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40042-026-01588-7
- Primary Topic
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Research Foundation
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Institute for Basic Science
- Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea
- National Key Research and Development Program of China
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory