Domain Growth in Chiral Phase Transitions: Inertial Dynamics

TL;DR

This paper examines how inertia influences the growth dynamics during chiral phase transitions in heavy-ion collisions using a Langevin approach with dissipation and inertial effects.

Contribution

It introduces a Langevin model incorporating inertia to study the kinetics of chiral symmetry breaking, highlighting the role of inertial effects on phase transition dynamics.

Findings

Inertia significantly affects the growth rate of the order parameter.

The inertial term alters the typical domain growth behavior.

The model provides insights into non-equilibrium dynamics of chiral transitions.

Abstract

We investigate the kinetics of phase transitions for chiral symmetry breaking in heavy-ion collisions. We use a Langevin description for order-parameter kinetics in the chiral transition. The Langevin equation of motion includes {\it dissipation} and an {\it inertial term}. We study the ordering dynamics subsequent to a quench from the massless quark phase to the massive quark phase, and discuss the effect of inertia on the growth kinetics.