Thermalization and isotropization in heavy-ion collisions

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Michael Strickland1¹ 

[1] Physics Department, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA$$

关键词: Quark gluon plasma;    thermalization;    isotropization;    heavy-ion collisions.;   

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学科分类：物理（综合）

来源: Indian Academy of Sciences

【 摘 要 】

Our current understanding of the processes driving the thermalization and isotropization of the quark gluon plasma (QGP) created in ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions (URHICs) is reviewed. Initially, the phenomenological evidence in favour of the creation of a thermal but momentum–space anisotropic QGP in URHICs is discussed. Further, the degree of isotropization using viscous (dissipative) hydrodynamics, weak-coupling approaches to QGP dynamics, and strong-coupling approaches to QGP dynamics are discussed. Finally, recent progress in the area of real-time non-Abelian gauge field simulations and non-Abelian Boltzmann–Vlasov-based hard-loop simulations are reported.

【 授权许可】

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