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Title: Initial-State Quantum Fluctuations in the Little Bang

Abstract

In this work, we review recent developments in the ab initio theoretical description of the initial state in heavy-ion collisions. We emphasize the importance of fluctuations, both for the phenomenological description of experimental data from the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and for the theoretical understanding of the nonequilibrium early-time dynamics and thermalization of the medium.

Authors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Universite Paris-Saclay (France)
  2. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Physics Department
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Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS)
OSTI Identifier:
1376102
Report Number(s):
BNL-113933-2017-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 0163-8998; KB0301020
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0012704
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 66; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 0163-8998
Publisher:
Annual Reviews
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; quantum chromodynamics; heavy-ion collisions; quark-gluon plasma; hydrodynamics; thermalization

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Gelis, François, and Schenke, Björn. Initial-State Quantum Fluctuations in the Little Bang. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1146/annurev-nucl-102115-044651.
Gelis, François, & Schenke, Björn. Initial-State Quantum Fluctuations in the Little Bang. United States. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-nucl-102115-044651
Gelis, François, and Schenke, Björn. Wed . "Initial-State Quantum Fluctuations in the Little Bang". United States. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-nucl-102115-044651. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1376102.
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abstractNote = {In this work, we review recent developments in the ab initio theoretical description of the initial state in heavy-ion collisions. We emphasize the importance of fluctuations, both for the phenomenological description of experimental data from the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and for the theoretical understanding of the nonequilibrium early-time dynamics and thermalization of the medium.},
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number = 1,
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