Energy loss and dynamical evolution of quark $p_T$ spectra

Abstract

Average energy loss of light quarks has been calculated in a two stage equilibrium scenario where the quarks are executing Brownian motion in a gluonic heat bath. The evolution of the quark $p_T$ spectra is studied by solving Fokker-Planck equation in an expanding plasma. Results are finally compared with experimentally measured pion $p_T$ spectrum at RHIC.

arXiv comment4 pages, 2 figures, typos corrected, Phys. Rev. C in press

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