Speaker
Mr
Volodymyr Kuznietsov
(University of Houston)
Description
We analyze particle number fluctuations in the crossover region near the critical endpoint of a first-order phase transition in baryon-rich matter by utilizing microscopic molecular dynamics simulations of the classical non-relativistic Lennard-Jones fluid. We extend out previous studies by incorporating longitudinal collective flow to model the expansion dynamics in heavy-ion collisions.
In heavy-ion experiments it is possible to observe fluctuations in the momentum space only, so we are concentrating our current research around this topic. The presence of a sizable collective flow is found to be essential for observing large fluctuations from the critical point in momentum space acceptances.
| Academic year | 1st year |
|---|---|
| Research Advisor | Prof. Volodymyr Vovchenko |
Authors
Mr
Volodymyr Kuznietsov
(University of Houston)
Dr
Volodymyr Vovchenko
(University of Houston)
Co-authors
Horst Stoecker
(GSi)
Mark Gorenstein
Mr
Oleh Savchuk
(Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies)
Dr
Roman Poberezhnyuk
(Bogolubov Institute for Theoretical Physics)
Volker Koch
