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Sonic Mach cones induced by fast partons in a perturbative quark-gluon plasma

Journal Article · · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
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  1. Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708 (United States)
  2. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, J. W. Goethe-Universitaet, D-60054 Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
We derive the space-time distribution of energy and momentum deposited by a fast parton traversing a weakly coupled quark-gluon plasma by treating the fast parton as the source of an external color field perturbing the medium. We then use our result as a source term for the linearized hydrodynamical equations of the medium. We show that the solution contains a sonic Mach cone and a dissipative wake if the parton moves at a supersonic speed.
OSTI ID:
21192275
Journal Information:
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Journal Name: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 78; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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