Is there a Sonic Boom in the Little Bang at RHIC?

Roy A. Lacey

doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2006.11.141

Is there a Sonic Boom in the Little Bang at RHIC?

Roy A. Lacey

Chemistry

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Abstract

The use of elliptic flow and correlation measurements as constraints to establish the transport properties of hot and dense QCD matter is discussed. Measured Two- and three-particle correlation functions give initial hints for a "sonic boom". Elliptic flow measurements give the estimates c_s ∼ 0.35 and η / s ∼ 0.1 for the sound speed and viscosity to entropy ratio.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	122-127
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nuclear Physics, Section A
Volume	785
Issue number	1-2 SPEC. ISS.
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2006.11.141
State	Published - Mar 15 2007

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