RUI: Understanding Quark-Gluon Plasma Properties Via Parton Transport

夸克-胶子等离子体在早期宇宙中就存在。它也可以在实验室里通过碰撞重原子核来创造和研究。这导致了许多关于极端条件下物质的有趣发现。RHIC II计划和LHC重离子计划的开始将引领夸克-胶子等离子体的探索进入一个前所未有的精度和能量的新时代。这一奖项将有助于通过最近开发的辐射输运模型在几个方面推进目前对夸克-胶子等离子体动力学的描述。这包括胶子动力学和风味动力学中的高阶过程的研究。这项研究将为夸克-胶子等离子体的演化提供更一致的图像，并有助于更好地理解热化、粘性、集体流动和能量损失。它将有助于为下一代交通模式奠定基础。本科生研究助理将参加研究活动。他们将在当前研究的前沿学习物理，并学习科学探索所必需的计算机技能。这将帮助他们为与科技相关的工作或研究生学习做好准备。此外，我们计划扩大到当地的高中，向年轻一代传达科学发现的兴奋。

The Quark-Gluon Plasma existed in the early Universe. It can also be created and studied in laboratories by colliding heavy nuclei. This has led to many interesting discoveries about matter under extreme conditions. The beginning of the RHIC II program and the LHC heavy ion program will lead the exploration of the Quark-Gluon Plasma into a new era of unprecedented precision and energy. This award will help to advance the current description of the Quark-Gluon Plasma dynamics on several fronts with a recently developed radiative transport model. This includes the study of higher order processes in both gluon dynamics and flavor dynamics. The research will provide a more consistent picture of the Quark-Gluon plasma evolution and lead to better understanding of thermalization, viscosity, collective flow, and energy loss. It will help build the foundations of next generation transport models. Undergraduate research assistants will participate in the research activity. They will learn physics at the forefront of current research and computer skills essential for scientific explorations. This will help them get ready for science and technology related jobs or graduate studies. In addition, we plan to outreach to local high schools, to convey the excitement of scientific discovery to a younger generation.