Analytical insights into the interplay of momentum, multiplicity and the speed of sound in heavy-ion collisions

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Auteurs principaux: Rocha, Gabriel Soares, Gavassino, Lorenzo, Singh, Mayank, Paquet, Jean-François
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author Rocha, Gabriel Soares
Gavassino, Lorenzo
Singh, Mayank
Paquet, Jean-François
author_facet Rocha, Gabriel Soares
Gavassino, Lorenzo
Singh, Mayank
Paquet, Jean-François
contents We introduce a minimal model of ultracentral heavy-ion collisions to study the relation between the speed of sound of the produced plasma and the final particles' energy and multiplicity. We discuss how the particles' multiplicity $N_{\textrm{tot}}$ and average energy $E_{\textrm{tot}}/N_{\textrm{tot}}$ is related to the speed of sound $c_s$ by $c_s^2=d \ln (E_{\textrm{tot}}/N_{\textrm{tot}})/d\ln N_{\textrm{tot}}$ if the fluid is inviscid, its speed of sound is constant and all final particles can be measured. We show that finite rapidity cuts on the particles' multiplicity $N$ and energy $E$ introduce corrections between $c_s^2$ and $d \ln (E/N)/d\ln N$ that depend on the system's lifetime. We study analytically these deviations with the Gubser hydrodynamic solution, finding that, for ultrarelativistic bosons, they scale as the ratio of the freezeout temperature $T_{\mathrm{FO}}$ over the maximum initial temperature of the fluid $T_{0}$; the non-thermodynamic aspect of these corrections is highlighted through their dependence on the system's initial conditions.
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spellingShingle Analytical insights into the interplay of momentum, multiplicity and the speed of sound in heavy-ion collisions
Rocha, Gabriel Soares
Gavassino, Lorenzo
Singh, Mayank
Paquet, Jean-François
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
We introduce a minimal model of ultracentral heavy-ion collisions to study the relation between the speed of sound of the produced plasma and the final particles' energy and multiplicity. We discuss how the particles' multiplicity $N_{\textrm{tot}}$ and average energy $E_{\textrm{tot}}/N_{\textrm{tot}}$ is related to the speed of sound $c_s$ by $c_s^2=d \ln (E_{\textrm{tot}}/N_{\textrm{tot}})/d\ln N_{\textrm{tot}}$ if the fluid is inviscid, its speed of sound is constant and all final particles can be measured. We show that finite rapidity cuts on the particles' multiplicity $N$ and energy $E$ introduce corrections between $c_s^2$ and $d \ln (E/N)/d\ln N$ that depend on the system's lifetime. We study analytically these deviations with the Gubser hydrodynamic solution, finding that, for ultrarelativistic bosons, they scale as the ratio of the freezeout temperature $T_{\mathrm{FO}}$ over the maximum initial temperature of the fluid $T_{0}$; the non-thermodynamic aspect of these corrections is highlighted through their dependence on the system's initial conditions.
title Analytical insights into the interplay of momentum, multiplicity and the speed of sound in heavy-ion collisions
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.10401