Published October 2018 | Version v1
Journal article

Holographic heavy-ion collisions: Analytic solutions with longitudinal flow, elliptic flow and vorticity

  • 1. DAMTP, University of Cambridge, CB3 0WA (United Kingdom)
  • 2. Centre for Research in String Theory, School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, E1 4NS (United Kingdom)
  • 3. School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, E1 4NS (United Kingdom)
  • 4. Institute for Theoretical Physics, Utrecht University, 3584 CC Utrecht (Netherlands)
  • 5. Center for Theory of Quantum Matter, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309 (United States)
  • 6. Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309 (United States)

Description

We consider phenomenological consequences arising from simple analytic solutions for holographic heavy-ion collisions. For these solutions, early-time longitudinal flow is initially negative (inward), sizable direct, elliptic, and quadrangular flow is generated, and the average vorticity of the system is tunable by a single parameter. Despite large vorticity and angular momentum, we show that the system does not complete a single rotation.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2018.08.038

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2018.08.038;
arXiv
arXiv:1803.10774v2;
PII
S0370269318306518;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
785
Journal Page Range
p. 201-206
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
51017485
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; ANGULAR MOMENTUM; HEAVY ION REACTIONS; HOLOGRAPHY; ROTATION
Descriptors DEC
MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; MOTION; NUCLEAR REACTIONS

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