“Spin and hydrodynamics in relativistic nuclear collisions”

05 — 16 October 2020 | 14:00 -17:00

The workshop will run from Monday to Friday, from 14:00 to 17:00 through the platform Zoom.

The recording of each day will be uploaded on the ECT* YouTube Channel the day after.

Organizers:

• Francesco BECATTINI (Università di Firenze e INFN Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Firenze/I),
• Wojciech FLORKOWSKI (Jagellonian University Cracow/PL),
• Xu-Guang HUANG (Fudan University, Yangpu, Shanghai/CN),
• Dirk RISCHKE (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/D)

Abstract

One of the recent most interesting developments in relativistic heavy-ion collisions is the evidence of a global polarization of particles, measured for the first time in Au- Au collisions at RHIC [1]. This finding – which was actually a theoretical prediction - is having a major impact in the field as it demonstrates that the QCD plasma is a polarized fluid, and it has possible important consequences for the search of other long-sought phenomena such as the Chiral Magnetic Effect, as well as many other theoretical implications. Besides the refinement of phenomenological calculations, relativistic hydrodynamics and kinetic theory should be modified to include spin degrees of freedom, an endeavor where several groups worldwide contribute. The goal of the workshop is to gather experts to determine the state-of-the-art of knowledge in the field, to exchange ideas and methods, and to initiate new developments.