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Fluctuations and correlations in Polyakov loop extended chiral fluid dynamics

Nuclear Theory 2013-01-08 v1

Abstract

We study nonequilibrium effects at the QCD phase transition within the framework of Polyakov loop extended chiral fluid dynamics. The quark degrees of freedom act as a locally equilibrated heat bath for the sigma field and a dynamical Polyakov loop. Their evolution is described by a Langevin equation with dissipation and noise. At a critical point we observe the formation of long-range correlations after equilibration. During a hydrodynamical expansion nonequilibrium fluctuations are enhanced at the first order phase transition compared to the critical point.

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@article{arxiv.1301.1271,
  title  = {Fluctuations and correlations in Polyakov loop extended chiral fluid dynamics},
  author = {Christoph Herold and Marcus Bleicher and Marlene Nahrgang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.1271},
  year   = {2013}
}

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6 pages, 7 figures, presented at SQM 2011

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