Parton Collectivity from RHIC to the LHC
Raimond Snellings
TL;DR
This paper reviews the evidence for the Quark-Gluon Plasma's liquid behavior from RHIC to LHC, focusing on anisotropic flow as a key observable of early collision dynamics.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive review of anisotropic flow measurements and predictions, highlighting the evolution from RHIC to LHC energies.
Findings
Large elliptic flow at RHIC indicates near-perfect liquid behavior.
Predictions suggest similar or enhanced flow effects at the LHC.
Anisotropic flow serves as a crucial probe of early-stage quark-gluon plasma dynamics.
Abstract
Anisotropic flow is recognized as one of the main observables providing information on the early dynamics in heavy-ion collisions. The large elliptic flow observed at RHIC is considered to be evidence for almost perfect liquid behavior of the strongly coupled Quark Gluon Plasma produced in the collisions. In this report we review our current understanding of this new state of matter and investigate the predictions for anisotropic flow at the LHC.
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