Jet Momentum Broadening in Viscous QCD Matter: A Moment Expansion Approach

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Autori principali: Danhoni, Isabella, Mullins, Nicki, Noronha, Jorge
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Pubblicazione: 2026
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author Danhoni, Isabella
Mullins, Nicki
Noronha, Jorge
author_facet Danhoni, Isabella
Mullins, Nicki
Noronha, Jorge
contents We formulate out-of-equilibrium jet momentum broadening in QCD effective kinetic theory through a moment expansion of the medium distribution function, a method traditionally used to derive relativistic viscous hydrodynamics from kinetic theory. We explicitly compute the leading near-equilibrium contribution to the spatial jet broadening tensor $\hat q^{ij}$ within the 14-moment approximation, and show that it is controlled by the medium shear-stress tensor. This provides a direct map from QCD effective kinetic theory to event-by-event viscous hydrodynamic simulations, converting local shear-stress fields into anisotropic corrections to jet broadening in heavy-ion collisions.
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spellingShingle Jet Momentum Broadening in Viscous QCD Matter: A Moment Expansion Approach
Danhoni, Isabella
Mullins, Nicki
Noronha, Jorge
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Nuclear Theory
We formulate out-of-equilibrium jet momentum broadening in QCD effective kinetic theory through a moment expansion of the medium distribution function, a method traditionally used to derive relativistic viscous hydrodynamics from kinetic theory. We explicitly compute the leading near-equilibrium contribution to the spatial jet broadening tensor $\hat q^{ij}$ within the 14-moment approximation, and show that it is controlled by the medium shear-stress tensor. This provides a direct map from QCD effective kinetic theory to event-by-event viscous hydrodynamic simulations, converting local shear-stress fields into anisotropic corrections to jet broadening in heavy-ion collisions.
title Jet Momentum Broadening in Viscous QCD Matter: A Moment Expansion Approach
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.12791