Monday, July 16, 2018, 12:00 PM, room 112
Matt Luzum (University of Sao Paulo)
Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions: Quark-Gluon Plasma and the smallest drop of liquid Relativistic heavy-ion collisions probe the strong interactions (QCD) in extreme conditions -- for example at high temperature, where there is expected to exist a new phase of matter called the Quark-Gluon Plasma. These experiments indicate that such a substance is indeed created, which behaves as a strongly-coupled, almost-perfect fluid. New experiments in smaller collision systems reveal similar indications, challenging our understanding of the limits of applicability of the theory of relativistic fluid dynamics, as well as our understanding of these collision systems. I review some of the key results that indicate this strong collective behavior, and outline the current progress toward answering these questions.

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