Mapping the phases of quantum chromodynamics with beam energy scan

A Bzdak, S Esumi, V Koch, J Liao, M Stephanov, N Xu - Physics Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
We review the present status of the search for a phase transition and critical point as well as
anomalous transport phenomena in Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), with an emphasis …

Polarization and vorticity in the quark–gluon plasma

F Becattini, MA Lisa - Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The quark–gluon plasma (QGP) produced by collisions between ultrarelativistic heavy
nuclei is well described in the language of hydrodynamics. Noncentral collisions are …

Global -hyperon polarization in collisions at

MS Abdallah, BE Aboona, J Adam, L Adamczyk… - Physical Review C, 2021 - APS
Global hyperon polarization, P¯ H, in Au+ Au collisions over a large range of collision
energy, s NN, was recently measured and successfully reproduced by hydrodynamic and …

Foundations and applications of quantum kinetic theory

Y Hidaka, S Pu, Q Wang, DL Yang - Progress in Particle and Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
Many novel quantum phenomena emerge in non-equilibrium relativistic quantum matter
under extreme conditions such as strong magnetic fields and rotations. The quantum kinetic …

From Kadanoff-Baym to Boltzmann equations for massive spin- fermions

XL Sheng, N Weickgenannt, E Speranza, DH Rischke… - Physical Review D, 2021 - APS
We derive Boltzmann equations for massive spin-1/2 fermions with local and nonlocal
collision terms from the Kadanoff-Baym equation in the Schwinger-Keldysh formalism …

Reexamination of local spin polarization beyond global equilibrium in relativistic heavy ion collisions

C Yi, S Pu, DL Yang - Physical Review C, 2021 - APS
We study local spin polarization in the relativistic hydrodynamic model. Generalizing the
Wigner functions previously obtained from chiral kinetic theory by Y. Hidaka et al.[Phys. Rev …

Thermal vorticity and spin polarization in heavy-ion collisions

DX Wei, WT Deng, XG Huang - Physical Review C, 2019 - APS
The hot and dense matter generated in heavy-ion collisions contains intricate vortical
structure in which the local fluid vorticity can be very large. Such vorticity can polarize the …

From chiral kinetic theory to relativistic viscous spin hydrodynamics

S Shi, C Gale, S Jeon - Physical Review C, 2021 - APS
In this paper, we start with chiral kinetic theory and construct the spin hydrodynamic
framework for a chiral spinor system. Using the 14-moment expansion formalism, we obtain …

Hydrodynamic study of hyperon spin polarization in relativistic heavy ion collisions

B Fu, K Xu, XG Huang, H Song - Physical Review C, 2021 - APS
We perform a systematic study of the spin polarization of hyperons in heavy ion collisions
using the music hydrodynamic model with a multiphase transport preequilibrium dynamics …

Anomalous chiral transports and spin polarization in heavy-ion collisions

YC Liu, XG Huang - Nuclear Science and Techniques, 2020 - Springer
Relativistic heavy-ion collisions create hot quark–gluon plasma as well as very strong
electromagnetic (EM) and fluid vortical fields. The strong EM field and vorticity can induce …