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Centrality dependence of elliptic flow and QGP viscosity

Nuclear Theory 2015-03-13 v3 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

In the Israel-Stewart's theory of second order hydrodynamics, we have analysed the recent PHENIX data on charged particles elliptic flow in Au+Au collisions. PHENIX data demand more viscous fluid in peripheral collisions than in central collisions. Over a broad range of collision centrality (0-10%- 50-60%), viscosity to entropy ratio (η/s\eta/s) varies between 0-0.17.

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@article{arxiv.0910.0979,
  title  = {Centrality dependence of elliptic flow and QGP viscosity},
  author = {A. K. Chaudhuri},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0910.0979},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

Final version to be publiashed in J. Phys. G. 8 pages, 6 figures and 3 tables