Thermalization of boost-invariant plasma from AdS/CFT

Thermalization of boost-invariant plasma from AdS/CFT

In this talk I will describe the evolution of an expanding strongly coupled boost-invariant plasma system from generic initial conditions, through a nonequilibrium phase all the way to a hydrodynamical expansion. Plasma evolution is obtained by numerically solving Einstein’s equations in the dual gravitational description. We analyze the characteristics of thermalization understood as a transition to a hydrodynamic behaviour.

Cracow University

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Date

19 December 2011
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Time

14h15 – 0h00

Location

Salle Claude Itzykson, Bât. 774
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