The fate of the Mach cone in covariant transport theory
Denes Molnar (Purdue University, RIKEN BNL Research Center)
TL;DR
This paper investigates how Mach cones, caused by fast particles in a hot dense medium, evolve within covariant transport theory, providing insights into potential signatures of hydrodynamic behavior in relativistic heavy-ion collisions.
Contribution
It presents the first results on the evolution of Mach shocks in covariant transport theory within a static medium, linking microscopic transport to macroscopic conical flow signatures.
Findings
Mach shocks evolve distinctly in covariant transport models
Results suggest observable conical flow signatures in heavy-ion collisions
Provides a bridge between microscopic transport and hydrodynamic phenomena
Abstract
An intriguing potential signature of hydrodynamic behavior in relativistic A+A reactions at Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) energies is conical flow induced by fast supersonic particles traversing the hot and dense medium. Here I present first results on the evolution of Mach shocks in 2->2 covariant transport theory, in a static uniform medium.
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