Kinetic-theory approach to quark-gluon plasma oscillations

Journal Article · Sat Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1989 · Phys. Rev. D; (United States)

OSTI ID:6188180

Mrowczyn-acute-accentski, S

The difficulties in the unique definition of oscillations of a plasma with a non-Abelian interaction are considered. The recently formulated kinetic theory of the quark-gluon plasma in the semiclassical limit is presented and discussed with particular attention to the gluon sector of the theory. The transport equations are linearized around the global equilibrium and the chromoelectric permeability tensor is found. The dispersion relations of the plasma oscillations are discussed and the rate of oscillation damping is estimated.

• Research Organization: High Energy Department, Institute for Nuclear Studies, ul. Hoz-dota 69, 00-681, Warsaw, Poland
• OSTI ID: 6188180
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. D; (United States) Vol. 39:7; ISSN PRVDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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645400* -- High Energy Physics-- Field Theory
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
DISPERSION RELATIONS
DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY-MOMENTUM TENSOR
EQUATIONS
FIELD THEORIES
FOURIER TRANSFORMATION
FUNCTIONS
GLUONS
INTEGRAL TRANSFORMATIONS
KINETIC EQUATIONS
MATTER
PLASMA WAVES
POSTULATED PARTICLES
QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
QUARK MATTER
SEMICLASSICAL APPROXIMATION
TENSORS
TRANSFORMATIONS
TRANSPORT THEORY