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Is there a Sonic Boom in the Little Bang at RHIC?

Nuclear Experiment 2008-11-26 v1

Abstract

The use of elliptic flow and correlation measurements as constraints to establish the transport properties of hot and dense QCD matter is discussed. Measured Two- and three-particle correlation functions give initial hints for a "sonic boom". Elliptic flow measurements give the estimates cs0.35c_s \sim 0.35 and η/s0.1\eta/s \sim 0.1 for the sound speed and viscosity to entropy ratio.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-ex/0608046,
  title  = {Is there a Sonic Boom in the Little Bang at RHIC?},
  author = {Roy. A. Lacey},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-ex/0608046},
  year   = {2008}
}

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Proceedings, International Conference on Strong and Electro Weak Matter, Brookhaven National Laboratory, May 10 - 13, 2006