Clustering of Color Sources and the Equation of State of the QGP

TL;DR

This paper uses percolation theory to analyze the clustering of color sources in the quark-gluon plasma, providing insights into its equation of state and transport properties in high-energy nuclear collisions.

Contribution

It introduces a clustering model based on percolation theory to determine the QGP's equation of state and transport coefficients from experimental collision data.

Findings

Clustering of color sources signals the phase transition to QGP.

The model predicts specific values for the QGP's equation of state.

Transport coefficients are derived from the clustering analysis.

Abstract

Possible phase transition of strongly interacting matter from hadron to a quark-gluon plasma state have in the past received c onsiderable interest. It has been suggested that this problem might be treated by percolation theory. The clustering of color sources with percolation (CSPM) is used to determine the equation of state (EOS) and the transport coefficient of the Quark-Gl uon Plasma (QGP) produced in central A-A collisions at RHIC and LHC energies.