Hard loop effective theory of the (anisotropic) quark gluon plasma
arXiv:0811.0457 · doi:10.1016/j.ppnp.2008.12.026
Abstract
The generalization of the hard thermal loop effective theory to anisotropic plasmas is described with a detailed discussion of anisotropic dispersion laws and plasma instabilities. The numerical results obtained in real-time lattice simulations of the hard loop effective theory are reviewed, both for the stationary anisotropic case and for a quark-gluon plasma undergoing boost-invariant expansion.
arXiv comment16 pages, 11 figures. Invited lecture given at the 30th Course of the International School of Nuclear Physics, "Heavy Ion Collisions from the Coulomb Barrier to the Quark Gluon Plasma", Erice, Sicily, 16-24 September 2008. v2: references added
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