Speaker
Luyao Fabian Zhou
(ITP Heidelberg)
Description
Weakly coupled QCD kinetic theory can well describe the non-equilibrium evolution of the Quark-Gluon Plasma in the early stages of high-energy nuclear collisions. Previous studies in homogeneous and boost invariant systems have shown rapid hydrodynamisation and entropy production during the first 1 fm/c. In this work, we relax the assumption of boost invariance and study the early time dynamics for realistic rapidity profiles of initial quark and gluon distributions. Using state-of-the-art 3D initial-state models, we study thermalisation, hydrodynamisation and chemical equilibration of the QGP as a function of rapidity. In addition, we look at the rapidity evolution of initial state perturbations and charge diffusion.
Authors
Aleksas Mazeliauskas
Luyao Fabian Zhou
(ITP Heidelberg)
