Towards a common origin of the elliptic flow, ridge and alignment

TL;DR

This paper proposes that elliptic flow, ridge, and alignment effects in high-energy collisions share a common origin related to azimuthal asymmetry and field-theoretical matrix elements, linking phenomena across collider and cosmic ray physics.

Contribution

It introduces a unified explanation for elliptic flow, ridge, and alignment effects based on azimuthal asymmetry and matrix elements, connecting collider and cosmic ray observations.

Findings

Ridge phenomenon at LHC and RHIC explained by azimuthal asymmetry

Connection established between collider jet coplanarity and cosmic ray alignment

Unified framework for flow, ridge, and alignment effects proposed

Abstract

It is claimed that elliptic flow, ridge and alignment are effects of azimuthal asymmetry, which have a common origin evolving with primary energy and stemming from the general structure of field-theoretical matrix elements. It interrelates a new ridge-phenomenon, recently found at the LHC and RHIC, with known coplanarity feature observed in collider jet physics as well as in cosmic ray studies.