SAIP2016

QCD thermodynamics in finite volume

6 Jul 2016, 11:10

20m

2A (Kramer Law building)

Oral Presentation Track G - Theoretical and Computational Physics Theoretical and Computational Physics (1)

Speaker

Husam Mohamed (UCT)

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Yes

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MSc

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Thermodynamic bulk properties (pressure, energy and entropy densities) of strongly interacting matter are usually discussed in the infinite-volume limit. We here re-derive these quantities in finite regions of space, in different geometries, in order to quantify finite-size effects. This study is motivated by the fact that, in heavy-ion experiments, the evolution of the produced quark-gluon plasma is often described by hydrodynamic models, which compute the evolution of these bulk properties in discretized space(time) cells.

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Yes

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Yes

Main supervisor (name and email)<br>and his / her institution

Andre Peshier
Andre.Peshier@uct.ac.za
UCT