Collective dynamics in relativistic nuclear collisions

I will review the current status of describing spacetime evolution of the relativistic nuclear collisions with fluid dynamics, and of determining the transport coefficients of strongly interacting matter. The fluid dynamical models suggest that shear viscosity to entropy density ratio of the matter...

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Published inNuclear physics. A Vol. 931; pp. 227 - 237
Main Author Niemi, Harri
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.11.2014
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Quark–gluon plasma
Relativistic fluid dynamics
Viscosity
Viscosity
Quark–gluon plasma
Relativistic fluid dynamics
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Summary:I will review the current status of describing spacetime evolution of the relativistic nuclear collisions with fluid dynamics, and of determining the transport coefficients of strongly interacting matter. The fluid dynamical models suggest that shear viscosity to entropy density ratio of the matter is small. However, there are still considerable challenges in determining the transport coefficients, and especially their temperature dependence is still poorly constrained.
ISSN:0375-9474
DOI:10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2014.09.100