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VISCOSITY AND BOOST INVARIANCE AT RHIC AND LHC.
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Acta Physica Polonica B . 2008, Vol. 39 Issue 7, p1539-1547. 9p. 5 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- We consider the longitudinal hydrodynamic evolution of the fireball created in a relativistic heavy-ion collision. Nonzero shear viscosity reduces the cooling rate of the system and hinders the acceleration of the longitudinal flow. As a consequence, the initial energy density needed to reproduce the experimental data at RHIC energies is significantly reduced. At LHC energies, we expect that shear viscosity helps to conserve a Bjorken plateau in the rapidity distributions during the expansion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 05874254
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Acta Physica Polonica B
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33440754