Speaker
Joseph Kapusta
(University of Minnesota (US))
Description
Hydrodynamic fluctuations are inherent in any small space-time varying system. They may be significantly impacted by the presence of a critical point in the QCD equation of state during the expansion phase of a heavy ion collision. Simple models are studied to gain insight into the essential physics. This study suggests which observables are most sensitive to a critical point, although much more sophisticated numerical simulations need to be done to compare directly with experimental data.
Primary author
Joseph Kapusta
(University of Minnesota (US))
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