The isospin and strangeness dimensions of the Equation of State are explored. RIA and the SIS200 accelerator at GSI will allow to explore these regions in compressed baryonic matter. $^{ 132}$Sn+$^{ 132}$Sn and $^{ 100}$Sn+$^{ 100}$Sn collisions as well as the excitation functions of $K/\pi$, $\Lambda/\pi$ and the centrality dependence of charmonium suppression from the UrQMD and HSD transport models are presented and compared to data. Unambiguous proof for the creation of a 'novel phase of matter' from strangeness and charm yields is not in sight.
Categories: nucl-th