Computer simulations of disoriented chiral condensates

Journal Article · Wed Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1993 · Bulletin of the American Physical Society

OSTI ID:243653

Brown, R G; Mueller, B; Trayanov, A

Chiral symmetry may be restored in the region of dense, hot hadronic matter created in relativistic heavy ion collisions. When the matter expands and chiral symmetry is again broken, regions of {open_quotes}disoriented{close_quotes} chiral condensates might be formed, as suggested by Bjorken and others. The authors are studying the formation of chiral domains in an effective N = 4 sigma model during a quench through the phase transition by means of computer simulations of the condensate dynamics.

• OSTI ID: 243653
• Report Number(s): CONF-9304297--
• Journal Information: Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Journal Name: Bulletin of the American Physical Society Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 38; ISSN 0003-0503; ISSN BAPSA6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

66 PHYSICS
CHIRAL SYMMETRY
CHIRALITY
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
DEEP INELASTIC HEAVY ION REACTIONS
NUCLEAR MATTER
SIGMA MODEL