Di-Jet Conical Correlations Associated with Heavy Quark Jets in anti-de Sitter Space/Conformal Field Theory Correspondence

Journal Article · Fri Mar 13 04:00:00 EDT 2009 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.102.102301· OSTI ID:21180280

Noronha, Jorge ^[1]; Gyulassy, Miklos ^[1]; Torrieri, Giorgio ^[2]

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1. Department of Physics, Columbia University, 538 West 120th Street, New York, New York 10027 (United States)
2. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, Goethe Universitaet, Frankfurt (Germany)

We show that far zone Mach and diffusion wake 'holograms' produced by supersonic strings in anti-de Sitter space/conformal field theory (AdS/CFT) correspondence do not lead to observable conical angular correlations in the strict N{sub c}{yields}{infinity} supergravity limit if Cooper-Frye hadronization is assumed. However, a special nonequilibrium 'neck' zone near the jet is shown to produce an apparent sonic boom azimuthal angle distribution that is roughly independent of the heavy quark's velocity. Our results indicate that a measurement of the dependence of the away-side correlations on the velocity of associated identified heavy quark jets at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider and CERN LHC will provide a direct test of the nonperturbative dynamics involved in the coupling between jets and the strongly coupled quark-gluon plasma implied by AdS/CFT correspondence.

• OSTI ID: 21180280
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 102; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ANGULAR CORRELATION
ANTI DE SITTER SPACE
B QUARKS
BNL
BROOKHAVEN RHIC
C QUARKS
CERN LHC
CONFORMAL INVARIANCE
JETS
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
QUARK MATTER
SUPERGRAVITY
T QUARKS