Published May 2, 2013 | Version v1
Journal article

Influence of an inhomogeneous and expanding medium on signals of the QCD phase transition

  • 1. SUBATECH, UMR 6457, Université de Nantes, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, IN2P3/CRNS. 4 rue Alfred Kastler, 44307 Nantes cedex 3 (France)
  • 2. Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS), Ruth-Moufang-Str. 1, 60438 Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

Description

According to a fluid dynamic expansion of the fireball we investigate how the inhomogeneity of the system influences the chiral phase transition of QCD. We compare the averaged values of the order parameter in equilibrium with that of a homogeneous system. If the temperature is averaged over a certain region of the fireball the corresponding correlation length does not diverge in an expansion with a critical point

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2013.02.160

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2013.02.160;
arXiv
arXiv:1301.2577v1;
PII
S0375-9474(13)00286-8;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. A
Journal Volume
904-905
Journal Page Range
p. 899c-902c
ISSN
0375-9474
CODEN
NUPABL

Conference

Title
23. international conference on ultrarelativistic nucleus?nucleus collisions
Acronym
Quark Matter 2012
Dates
13-18 Aug 2012
Place
Washington, DC (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
45048608
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CHIRALITY; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; CORRELATIONS; FIREBALL MODEL; NUCLEAR TEMPERATURE; ORDER PARAMETERS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
Descriptors DEC
DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; EVALUATION; FIELD THEORIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY

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