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most citedCalculating the initial energy density in heavy ion collisions by including the finite nuclear thickness

17 citations · 20 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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nucl-th2025

Effectiveness of parton cascade in solving the relativistic Boltzmann equation in a box

Todd Mendenhall, Zi-Wei Lin

We benchmark the ZPC parton cascade with an exact analytical solution of the relativistic Boltzmann equation for a homogeneous and massless gas with a constant and isotropic elasti…

nucl-th2022★ 1 cited

Calculating QCD Phase Diagram Trajectories of Nuclear Collisions using a Semi-analytical Model

Todd Mendenhall, Zi-Wei Lin

At low to moderate collision energies where the parton formation time is not small compared to the nuclear crossing time, the finite nuclear thickness significantly affects t…

nucl-th2022

A Semi-analytical Method of Calculating Nuclear Collision Trajectory in the QCD Phase Diagram

Zi-Wei Lin, Todd Mendenhall

The finite nuclear thickness affects the energy density and conserved-charge densities such as the net-baryon density produced in heavy ion collisions. While the ef…

nucl-th2021★ 2 cited

Semi-analytical calculation of the trajectory of relativistic nuclear collisions in the QCD phase diagram

Todd Mendenhall, Zi-Wei Lin

We extend a semi-analytical model that includes the finite nuclear thickness to calculate the energy density and conserved-charge densities including the net-baryon density…

nucl-th2020★ 17 cited

Calculating the initial energy density in heavy ion collisions by including the finite nuclear thickness

Todd Mendenhall, Zi-Wei Lin

The initial energy density produced in heavy ion collisions can be estimated with the Bjorken energy density formula after choosing a proper formation time . However,…