Quark Dispersion Relation and Dilepton Production in the Quark-Gluon Plasma

Abstract

Under very general assumptions we show that the quark dispersion relation in the quark-gluon plasma is given by two collective branches, of which one has a minimum at a non-vanishing momentum. This general feature of the quark dispersion relation leads to structures (van Hove singularities, gaps) in the low mass dilepton production rate, which might provide a unique signature for the quark-gluon plasma formation in relativistic heavy ion collisions.

6 pages, Revtex, 2 PostScript figures, revised version to be published in Phys. Rev. Lett

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