Bound state kinetics in high-energy nuclear collisions

TL;DR

This paper introduces a Lorentz covariant kinetic equation that models the formation and dissociation of bound states like quarkonia in high-energy nuclear collisions, providing a unified theoretical framework.

Contribution

It presents an exact, closed-form solution to a covariant kinetic equation for bound states, unifying their dynamical formation and dissociation processes in high-energy collisions.

Findings

Exact solution to the kinetic equation derived

Unified description of formation and dissociation processes

Applicable to quarkonia and deuterons in heavy-ion collisions

Abstract

A Lorentz covariant kinetic equation for bound states and their constituents is presented and solved exactly in closed form. It describes in a unified way dynamical formation and dissociation of states such as quarkonia and (anti)-deuterons in the excited medium formed with a high-energy heavy-ion collision.