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Title: Initial-State Quantum Fluctuations in the Little Bang

Journal Article · · Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science
 [1];  [2]
  1. Universite Paris-Saclay (France)
  2. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Physics Department

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.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704
OSTI ID:
1376102
Report Number(s):
BNL-113933-2017-JA; KB0301020
Journal Information:
Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science, Vol. 66, Issue 1; ISSN 0163-8998
Publisher:
Annual ReviewsCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 17 works
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