Transport near the chiral critical point
arXiv:2111.11375 · doi:10.1051/epjconf/202225805008
Abstract
The evolution of a heavy ion collision passes close to the O(4) critical point of QCD, where fluctuations of the order parameter are expected to be enhanced. Using the appropriate stochastic hydrodynamic equations in mean field near the the pseudo-critical point, we compute how these enhanced fluctuations modify the transport coefficients of QCD. Finally, we estimate the expected critical enhancement of soft pion yields, which provides a plausible explanation for the excess seen in experiment relative to ordinary hydrodynamic computations.
8 pages, 4 figures. Proceedings for A Virtual Tribute to Quark Confinement and the Hadron Spectrum (vConf21)
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