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QCD Boltzmann equation: beyond the soft-scattering approximation
In this thesis we use the case study of a spatially homogeneous many-gluon system, distributed isotropically in momentum space, to study the evolution of a hot (quark-) gluon plasma from an initial state towards equilibrium. To that end, we investigate the QCD Boltzmann equation making use of a calc...
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| author | Moodley, Nicole |
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| description | In this thesis we use the case study of a spatially homogeneous many-gluon system, distributed isotropically in momentum space, to study the evolution of a hot (quark-) gluon plasma from an initial state towards equilibrium. To that end, we investigate the QCD Boltzmann equation making use of a calculation scheme that reproduces the known result for scalar interactions and generalizes to a QCD interaction, under an approximation of soft scattering. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/37651 QCD Boltzmann equation: beyond the soft-scattering approximation Moodley, Nicole Peshier, Andre Physics In this thesis we use the case study of a spatially homogeneous many-gluon system, distributed isotropically in momentum space, to study the evolution of a hot (quark-) gluon plasma from an initial state towards equilibrium. To that end, we investigate the QCD Boltzmann equation making use of a calculation scheme that reproduces the known result for scalar interactions and generalizes to a QCD interaction, under an approximation of soft scattering. 2023-04-03T16:07:02Z 2023-04-03T16:07:02Z 2022 2023-04-03T10:12:25Z Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37651 eng application/pdf Department of Physics Faculty of Science |
| spellingShingle | Physics Moodley, Nicole QCD Boltzmann equation: beyond the soft-scattering approximation |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | QCD Boltzmann equation: beyond the soft-scattering approximation |
| title_full | QCD Boltzmann equation: beyond the soft-scattering approximation |
| title_fullStr | QCD Boltzmann equation: beyond the soft-scattering approximation |
| title_full_unstemmed | QCD Boltzmann equation: beyond the soft-scattering approximation |
| title_short | QCD Boltzmann equation: beyond the soft-scattering approximation |
| title_sort | qcd boltzmann equation beyond the soft scattering approximation |
| topic | Physics |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37651 |
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