A flow paradigm in heavy-ion collisions
Nuclear Theory
2018-04-18 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract
The success of hydrodynamics in high energy heavy-ion collisions leads to a flow paradigm, to understand the observed features of harmonic flow in terms of the medium collective expansion regarding initial state geometrical properties. In this review, we present some essential ingredients in the flow paradigm, including the hydrodynamic modeling, the characterization of initial state geometry and the medium response relations. The extension of the flow paradigm to small colliding systems is also discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1712.04580,
title = {A flow paradigm in heavy-ion collisions},
author = {Li Yan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.04580},
year = {2018}
}
Comments
Typo corrected, new references added. Published version for Chinese Physics C