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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 ϕ\phi 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.

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@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}
}

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3 pages in LaTeX written for Nuclear Science and Techniques, 2023 24:15, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41365-023-01166-7

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