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Properties of the Quantum Fluid at RHIC

Properties of the Quantum Fluid at RHIC. Strangeness in Quark Matter March 26-31, 200 6. Rea ction Dynamics. Expansion, hadroniz ation. T hermalization. Initial state. Liquid state. Freeze-out. t. New phase EoS . Pressure - gradient . Collective flow . Multi Modul Model s.

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Properties of the Quantum Fluid at RHIC

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  1. Properties of the Quantum Fluid at RHIC Strangeness in Quark Matter March 26-31, 2006

  2. Reaction Dynamics Expansion,hadronization Thermalization Initial state Liquid state Freeze-out t New phase EoS  Pressure-gradient  Collective flow Multi Modul Models

  3. Realativistic fluid dynamics Boltzmann transport equationphase-space distribution Conservation laws: Conservation laws are valid for any distributionf(x,p),however these are not sufficient to determine f(x,p) ! Boltzmann H-theorem: (i) for any f(x,p)the entropy is increasing, (ii) stationary solution, where the entropy is maximal  local equilibrium and  EoS + P = P (e,n) Solvablefor local equilibrium!(0. CE) + η, κ, ... Solvablefor near local equilibrium too!(1. CE)

  4. Equation of State (EoS) • MIT Bag model – highly simplified • Lattice QCD -  „Critical Endpoint”, i.e.first order phase trans. (Fodor & Katz)  liquid – gas type of transition • Nevertheless, due to the small size of the HI system the fluctuations are large, and so, a direct experimental detection of a sharp transition and the coexistence of two equilibrated phases is not expected. • „Soft point” – FD is sensitive to the EoS!

  5. Relativistic fluid dynamics, more detailed: RFD must be used not only for large velocities but for large energies and temperatures also!

  6. Stability, Reynolds number - kinematic viscosity In an ideal fluid any small perturbation increases and leads to turbulentflow.For stability sufficiently largeviscosity and/orheat conductivity are needed! Re  1000 - 2000 (Calculations are also stabilized by numerical viscosity.) Interesting and important: in RFD detonationfronts are stabilized by radiation and heat conductivity. E.g. :- Rocket propulsion- Implosion,fission- and fusion reactions- Heavy Ion reactions - density - viscosity - length - velocity

  7. Preventing turbulence The instability of deflagration- (flame-) front is not desirable at supersonic fronts. With increasing temperature the radiation becomes dominant and stabilizes the flame front.

  8. Re – studies in HICs Theoretical [D. Molnar, U. Heinz, et al., ] η = 50 – 500 MeV/fm2c Re  10 – 100 Exp.: 50 – 800 Mev/nucleon energies 80’s[Bonasera, Schurmann, Csernai] scaling analysis of flow parameters. Re  7 – 8 !(more dilute, more viscous matter) In both cases η/s  1 (0.5 – 5) ,This is a value large enough to keep the flow laminar in Heavy Ion Collisions !!!

  9. Initial state – reaching equilibrium Initial state by V. Magas, L.P. Csernai and D. Strottman Phys. Rev. C64 (01) 014901 NexSpherio by F. Grassi, Y. Hama, T. Kodama, B. Tavares M1

  10. „Fire streak” picture– 3dim. Myers, Gosset, Kapusta, Westfall M1

  11. Flow patterns „Directed Transverse flow” „3rd flow component” (anti - flow) X Z b „Squeeze out” „Elliptic flow”

  12. „3rd flow” component Csernai & Röhrich [Phys.Lett.B458(99)454] Hydro [Csernai, HIPAGS’93]

  13. FO hypersurface Tc=139 MeV [B. Schlei, LANL 2005] M3

  14. Flow patterns • Strong, correlated and dominant “Elliptic”, V2, flow observed (CERN/BNL). • The flow is laminar (ηis sufficiently large), & not dissipated (ηis sufficiently small) !? • V1, „directed flow” measurements are not as detailed yet. • The strong and dominant flow measurements raised large, international attention!

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  17. In superstring theory, „based on analogy between black hole physics and equilibrium thermodynamics, ... there exist solutions called black branes, which are black holes with translationally invariant horizons. ... these solutions can be extended to hydrodynamics, ... and black branes possess hydrodynamic characteristics of ... fluids: viscosity, diffusion constants, etc.” In this model the authors concluded that η / s = 1 / 4π And then they „speculate” that in general η / s >1 / 4πvagy η / s > 1. They argue that this is a lower limit especially for such strongly interacting systems where up to now there is no reliable estimate for viscosity, like the QGP. According to the authors the viscosity of QGP must be lower than that of classical fluids.

  18. (Kovtun, et al., PRL 2005) • WithKapustaand McLerran we have studied these results and assumptions and found that : • η vs. T has a typical decreasing and then increasing behaviour, due to classical reasons (Enskog’21) • η/s has a minimum exactly at the critical point in systems, which have a liquid-gas type of transition • η vs. Tshows a characteristic behaviour in all systems near the critical point (not only in the case of He).

  19. Viscosity – Momentum transfer Via VOIDS Via PARTICLES Liquid Gas

  20. [Prakash, Venugopalan, .] Helium (NIST) QGP (Arnold, Moore, Yaffe) This phenomenon can help us to detect experimentally the critical point: η can be determined from (i) fluctuation of flow parameters and from (ii) scaling properties of flow parameters. Water (NIST)

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