A flow paradigm in heavy-ion collisions*Supported by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. (April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yan, Li
• Is Part Of: Chinese physics C. Volume 42:Number 4(2018:Apr.)
• Publication Date: 2018-04
• Subjects: heavy-ion collisions -- hydrodynamics -- harmonic flow; 25.75.-q -- 21.65.-f -- 24.10.Nz; Particles (Nuclear physics) -- Periodicals; Nuclear physics -- Periodicals; 539.76
• DOI: 10.1088/1674-1137/42/4/042001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1674-1137

Abstract

Abstract: The success of hydrodynamics in high energy heavy-ion collisions leads to a flow paradigm, to understand the observed features of harmonic flow in terms of the medium collective expansion with respect to initial state geometrical properties. In this review, we present some essential ingredients in the flow paradigm, including the hydrodynamic modeling, the characterization of initial state geometry and the medium response relations. The extension of the flow paradigm to small colliding systems is also discussed.