Quantum chaos in the quantum fluid: Spectrum of initial fluctuations in the little bang

Kevin Dusling; Thomas Epelbaum; François Gelis; Raju Venugopalan

doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2013.02.142

Quantum chaos in the quantum fluid: Spectrum of initial fluctuations in the little bang

Kevin Dusling
, Thomas Epelbaum
, François Gelis
, Raju Venugopalan

Physics and Astronomy

North Carolina State University
Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives

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Abstract

We outline how unstable quantum fluctuations decohere classical fields in heavy ion collisions, leading to an equation of state and hydrodynamics. Explicit numerical realization of this frame-work in a scalar ^φ4 theory demonstrates that anomalously low values of η/s can be generated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	819c-822c
Journal	Nuclear Physics, Section A
Volume	904-905
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2013.02.142
State	Published - May 2 2013

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