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Pion Properties in a Hot $\Pi N \Delta$ Gas

Nuclear Theory 2010-11-01 v1

Abstract

Based on a recent meson-exchange model for the vacuum ππ\pi\pi interaction we compute selfconsistently the in-medium ππ\pi\pi scattering amplitude and pion selfenergy in a hot πNΔ\pi N\Delta gas. The contributions to the pion selfenergy are calculated from the ππ\pi\pi T-matrix as well as from p-wave interaction with nucleons and thermally abundant Δ\Delta's. Results are presented for two scenarios believed to be realized in the relativistic heavy ion collisions performed at the GSI-SIS and the CERN-SpS. Possible implications for the observed soft pion enhancement at both SIS and SpS are indicated.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/9311018,
  title  = {Pion Properties in a Hot $\Pi N \Delta$ Gas},
  author = {R. Rapp and J. Wambach},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/9311018},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

20 pages in Latex, 5 figures available on request from the authors, UIUC preprint P-93-11-096