Undergraduate Honors Thesis

Alternative Title

• QGP Phenomenology: Hydrodynamic Initial Conditions from Energy Conservation

Abstract

• The phenomenological modeling of heavy ion collisions and the hot, dense Quark-Gluon Plasma created in these collisions is a dynamic field of ongoing research in modern particle physics. One such model proposed by C. Shen and S. Alzhrani [19] leverages local energy conservation to draw conclusions about hydrodynamic initial conditions in QGP, following strong-force equilibration. This model performs remarkably in many of its predictions, but fails to capture some features of data. This thesis presents a new model derived from these conservation conditions, with a change motivated by Lund color-string phenomenology. Discrepancies between model predictions can be used to discriminate between models with further study.

Creator

• Hamilton, Ryan J.

Date Awarded

• 2023-03-23

Academic Affiliation

• Physics

Advisor

• Nagle, James L

Committee Member

• Kish, Jonathan
• Cumalat, John P

Granting Institution

• University of Colorado Boulder

Subject

• Quark-Gluon Plasma Phenomenology
• Phenomenology in High Energy Physics
• QGP Hydrodynamic Initial Conditions
• Heavy Ion Collisions

Last Modified

• 2023-05-26

Related URL

•  https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.05852

Resource Type

• Undergraduate Honors Thesis

Rights Statement

• In Copyright

Language

• English [eng]

Relationships

In Collection:

• Arts and Sciences Honors Program

Items

Thumbnail	Title	Date Uploaded	Visibility	Actions
	Thesis_RyanHamilton_SubmissionVer.pdf	2023-04-19	Public	Download