Polarization in relativistic heavy ion collisions: a theoretical perspective

Abstract

We review the theoretical framework for the calculation of particle polarization in relativistic heavy ion collisions within the hydrodynamical model. The covariant decomposition of the mean spin vector is presented and open theoretical issues addressed.

6 pages, talk given at Strangeness in Quark Matter conference, Utrecht, July 10-15 2017

References in corpus (3)

• Angular momentum conservation in heavy ion collisions at very high energy
• Local thermodynamical equilibrium and the beta frame for a quantum relativistic fluid
• The ideal relativistic spinning gas: polarization and spectra

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