EPJ Web of Conferences 112, 04003 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201611204003
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201611204003
Kinetic theory of a longitudinally expanding system
Institut de physique théorique, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
a e-mail: francois.gelis@cea.fr
Published online: 21 March 2016
We use kinetic theory in order to study the role of quantum fluctuations in the isotropization of the pressure tensor in a system subject to fast longitudinal expansion, such as the matter produced in the early stages of a heavy ion collision.
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