Structure functions and pair correlations of the quark-gluon plasma

Journal Article · Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 2005 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.72.094030· OSTI ID:20713844

Thoma, Markus H ^[1]

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1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer extraterrestrische Physik, P.O. Box 1312, 85741 Garching (Germany)

Recent experiments at RHIC and theoretical considerations indicate that the quark-gluon plasma, present in the fireball of relativistic heavy-ion collisions, might be in a liquid phase. The liquid state can be identified by characteristic correlation and structure functions. Here definitions of the structure functions and pair correlations of the quark-gluon plasma are presented as well as perturbative results. These definitions might be useful for verifying the quark-gluon-plasma liquid in QCD lattice calculations.

• OSTI ID: 20713844
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 72, Issue 9; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.72.094030; (c) 2005 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
BROOKHAVEN RHIC
CORRELATIONS
FIREBALL MODEL
HEAVY ION REACTIONS
LATTICE FIELD THEORY
PERTURBATION THEORY
QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
QUARK MATTER
RELATIVISTIC RANGE
STRUCTURE FUNCTIONS