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Perturbative Thermal QCD: Formalism and Applications

In this review article, we discuss the current status and future prospects of perturbation theory as a means of studying the equilibrium thermodynamic and near-equilibrium transport properties of deconfined QCD matter. We begin with a brief introduction to the general topic, after which we review in...

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Autores principales: Ghiglieri, Jacopo, Kurkela, Aleksi, Strickland, Michael, Vuorinen, Aleksi
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physrep.2020.07.004
http://cds.cern.ch/record/2711469
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author Ghiglieri, Jacopo
Kurkela, Aleksi
Strickland, Michael
Vuorinen, Aleksi
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Kurkela, Aleksi
Strickland, Michael
Vuorinen, Aleksi
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description In this review article, we discuss the current status and future prospects of perturbation theory as a means of studying the equilibrium thermodynamic and near-equilibrium transport properties of deconfined QCD matter. We begin with a brief introduction to the general topic, after which we review in some detail the foundations and modern techniques of the real- and imaginary-time formalisms of thermal field theory, covering e.g. the different bases used in the real-time formalism and the resummations required to deal with soft and collinear contributions. After this, we discuss the current status of applications of these techniques, including topics such as electromagnetic rates, transport coefficients, jet quenching, heavy quarks and quarkonia, and the Equations of State of hot quark–gluon plasma as well as cold and dense quark matter. Finally, we conclude with our view of the future directions of the field, i.e. how we anticipate perturbative calculations to contribute to our collective understanding of strongly interacting matter in the coming years.
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spelling cern-27114692023-10-04T07:37:07Zdoi:10.1016/j.physrep.2020.07.004http://cds.cern.ch/record/2711469engGhiglieri, JacopoKurkela, AleksiStrickland, MichaelVuorinen, AleksiPerturbative Thermal QCD: Formalism and Applicationshep-phParticle Physics - PhenomenologyNuclear Physics - TheoryParticle Physics - TheoryIn this review article, we discuss the current status and future prospects of perturbation theory as a means of studying the equilibrium thermodynamic and near-equilibrium transport properties of deconfined QCD matter. We begin with a brief introduction to the general topic, after which we review in some detail the foundations and modern techniques of the real- and imaginary-time formalisms of thermal field theory, covering e.g. the different bases used in the real-time formalism and the resummations required to deal with soft and collinear contributions. After this, we discuss the current status of applications of these techniques, including topics such as electromagnetic rates, transport coefficients, jet quenching, heavy quarks and quarkonia, and the Equations of State of hot quark–gluon plasma as well as cold and dense quark matter. Finally, we conclude with our view of the future directions of the field, i.e. how we anticipate perturbative calculations to contribute to our collective understanding of strongly interacting matter in the coming years.In this review article, we discuss the current status and future prospects of perturbation theory as a means of studying the equilibrium thermodynamic and near-equilibrium transport properties of deconfined QCD matter. We begin with a brief introduction to the general topic, after which we review in some detail the foundations and modern techniques of the real- and imaginary-time formalisms of thermal field theory, covering e.g. the different bases used in the real-time formalism and the resummations required to deal with soft and collinear contributions. After this, we discuss the current status of applications of these techniques, including topics such as electromagnetic rates, transport coefficients, jet quenching, heavy quarks and quarkonia, and the Equations of State of hot quark-gluon plasma as well as cold and dense quark matter. Finally, we conclude with our view of the future directions of the field, i.e. how we anticipate perturbative calculations to contribute to our collective understanding of strongly interacting matter in the coming years.arXiv:2002.10188CERN-TH-2020-029HIP-2020-6/THoai:cds.cern.ch:27114692020-02-24
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Particle Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Physics - Theory
Particle Physics - Theory
Ghiglieri, Jacopo
Kurkela, Aleksi
Strickland, Michael
Vuorinen, Aleksi
Perturbative Thermal QCD: Formalism and Applications
title Perturbative Thermal QCD: Formalism and Applications
title_full Perturbative Thermal QCD: Formalism and Applications
title_fullStr Perturbative Thermal QCD: Formalism and Applications
title_full_unstemmed Perturbative Thermal QCD: Formalism and Applications
title_short Perturbative Thermal QCD: Formalism and Applications
title_sort perturbative thermal qcd: formalism and applications
topic hep-ph
Particle Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Physics - Theory
Particle Physics - Theory
url https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physrep.2020.07.004
http://cds.cern.ch/record/2711469
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