We have studied the many-body physics of D mesons in a thermal medium by applying an effective field theory based on chiral and heavy-quark symmetries. Relying on unitarity constraints and self-consistency, we have analyzed the in-medium properties (masses and widths) of charmed mesons and developed a kinetic theory approach. I will report our findings on dynamically generated states and their thermal evolution, in-medium modifications including off-shell effects, and the heavy-flavor transport coefficients below the chiral restoration temperature.

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The talk will be live-streamed (but not recorded) via Zoom under
https://uni-frankfurt.zoom.us/j/2848286010?pwd=VmtCY1RCc1hpVStKd0RibFBpc1IzZz09