Anisotropic flow from hard partons in ultra-relativistic nuclear collisions

TL;DR

This paper discusses how anisotropic flow in nuclear collisions at the LHC is influenced by momentum transfer from hard partons to the quark-gluon plasma, affecting the interpretation of nuclear matter properties.

Contribution

It highlights the significance of hard parton contributions to anisotropic flow, emphasizing their role at LHC energies.

Findings

Hard partons significantly affect anisotropic flow measurements.

Momentum transfer from partons alters flow anisotropy.

Implications for interpreting nuclear matter properties.

Abstract

Anisotropies of hadronic distribution in nuclear collisions are used for determination of properties of the nuclear matter. At the LHC it is important to account for the contribution to the flow due to momentum transferred from hard partons to the quark-gluon plasma.