Viewpoint: Vector meson spin alignment by the strong force field
Nuclear Theory
2023-02-03 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
Observation of unexpectedly large global spin alignment of vector mesons in non-central heavy-ion collisions by STAR experiment may reveal the non-perturbative nature of quark interaction in hot matter through fluctuating strong force field with short correlation length.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2302.00701,
title = {Viewpoint: Vector meson spin alignment by the strong force field},
author = {Xin-Nian Wang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.00701},
year = {2023}
}
Comments
3 pages in LaTeX written for Nuclear Science and Techniques, 2023 24:15, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41365-023-01166-7