Elliptic Flow at Large Viscosity

Journal Article · 09 November 2009 · Nuclear Physics. A

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2009.10.042 · OSTI ID:1530201

Koch, Volker ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Here, in this contribution we present an alternative scenario for the large elliptic flow observed in relativistic heavy ion collisions. Motivated by recent results from Lattice QCD on flavor off-diagonal susceptibilities we argue that the matter right above T_c can be described by single-particle dynamics in a repulsive single-particle potential, which in turn gives rise to elliptic flow. Lastly, these ideas can be tested experimentally by measuring elliptic flow of heavy quarks, preferably via the measurement of J/Ψ elliptic flow.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP) (SC-26)
• Grant/Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 1530201
• Journal Information: Nuclear Physics. A, Journal Name: Nuclear Physics. A Journal Issue: 1-4 Vol. 830; ISSN 0375-9474
• Publisher: ElsevierCopyright Statement
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English