High Energy Physics Seminar

The elusive quark-gluon plasma (QGP), believed to be created in ultrarelativistic heavy ion collisions, can reach temperatures of trillions of degrees and behaves much like a near-perfect fluid dominated by the strong nuclear force. Studying this plasma provides valuable insights into the nature of the strong force under extreme conditions, including how the plasma evolves, how particles interact with it, and how energy propagates within it. These studies can also enhance our understanding of the early universe microseconds after the Big Bang, during which the universe is believed to have been filled with QGP. In this seminar, I will present a recent example [1] attempting to isolate the effects of ripples created by high-energy particles plowing through the plasma. Additionally, I will discuss several complementary efforts, including measurements from e^+e^- collisions and others, and explain how we plan to tie everything together using, among others, Bayesian analysis techniques.

The talk is in 469 Lauritsen.

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