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Heavy-quarks in the QGP: study of medium effects through euclidean propagators and spectral functions

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-11-18 v2

Abstract

The heavy-quark spectral function in a hot plasma is reconstructed from the corresponding euclidean propagator. The latter is evaluated through a path-integral simulation. A weak-coupling calculation is also performed, allowing to interpret the qualitative behavior of the spectral function in terms of quite general physical processes.

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@article{arxiv.0907.1797,
  title  = {Heavy-quarks in the QGP: study of medium effects through euclidean propagators and spectral functions},
  author = {A. Beraudo and J. P. Blaizot and P. Faccioli and G. Garberoglio},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0907.1797},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, 3 figures - To appear in the conference proceedings for Quark Matter 2009, March 30 - April 4, Knoxville, Tennessee