https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202429601014
Collective dynamics - Theoretical overview
1 University of Jyväskylä, Department of Physics, P.O. Box 35, 40014 University of Jyväskylä, Finland
2 Helsinki Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 64, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
* e-mail: yuka.y.kanakubo@jyu.fi
Published online: 26 June 2024
I overview the recent progress of phenomenological studies exploring collective dynamics in relativistic nuclear collisions to understand various QCD properties. Originally, collectivity was interpreted as a manifestation of the hydrodynamic behaviour of the QGP as a response to the initial collision geometry. Over the past decade, however, particularly following the experimental observation of momentum azimuthal anisotropy in small colliding systems, pioneering studies have demonstrated the possibility of other interpretations. In this talk, I highlight recent studies aimed at understanding various QCD properties at different collision stages through the lens of collectivity and emphasize the importance of establishing Monte Carlo event generators for relativistic nuclear collisions.
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