Abstract

A central question in heavy-ion collisions is how the initial far-from-equilibrium medium evolves and thermalizes while it undergoes a rapid longitudinal expansion. In this work we use the two-particle irreducible (2PI) effective action for the first time to consider this question, focusing on ϕ4 scalar theory truncated at three loops. We calculate the momentum distribution of quasiparticles in the medium and show that isotropization takes place. We furthermore consider the thermal mass of quasiparticles and the importance of number-changing processes.

Details

Title
Study of a longitudinally expanding plasma with the 2PI effective action
Author
Gelis, François; Hauksson, Sigtryggur
Section
New Theory
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
EDP Sciences
ISSN
21016275
e-ISSN
2100014X
Source type
Conference Paper
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3193653798
Copyright
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