Sensitivity of the nuclear equation of state towards relativistic effects

Abstract

We analyze relativistic effects in transverse momentum using Quantum Molecular Dynamics [QMD] and its covariant extension Relativistic Quantum Molecular Dynamics [RQMD]. The strength of the relativistic effects is found to increase with the bombarding energy and with an averaged impact parameter. The variation in the intensity of the relativistic effects with variation in the mass of the colliding nuclei is not systematic. Furthermore, the hard EOS is affected drastically by the relativistic effects whereas the soft EOS is affected less. Our analysis shows that up to the bombarding energy of 1 GeV/nucl., the influence of relativistic effects is small. Whereas at higher energies, relativistic effects become naturally very important.

LaTex-file, 9 pages, 3 figures (available upon request), accepted for publication in Journal of Physics G