Transport Coefficients in Hot QCD

Details Transport Coefficients in Hot QCD Transport Coefficients in Hot QCD

2004-08-31

arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0408347v1

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

10 pages, invited talk given at the conference "Strong and Electroweak Matter," Helsinki, Finland 16-19 June 2004

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I give a physical explanation of what shear viscosity is, and what physics determines its value. Then I explain why determining the shear viscosity of the Quark-Gluon Plasma is interesting. I outline the leading-order calculation of the QGP shear viscosity (and baryon number diffusion constant), explaining why the quite complicated physics of parton splitting and Landau-Pomeranchuk-Migdal interference effects are required for its calculation. Then I briefly explore the range of applicability, emphasizing the importance of plasma instabilities.

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