EMERGENCE OF COHERENT LONG-WAVELENGTH OSCILLATIONS AFTER A QUENCH - APPLICATION TO QCD

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RAJAGOPAL, K [1 ]
WILCZEK, F [1 ]
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[1] INST ADV STUDY,SCH NAT SCI,PRINCETON,NJ 08540
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加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
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10.1016/0550-3213(93)90591-C
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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To model the dynamics of the chiral order parameter in a far from equilibrium phase transition, we consider quenching in the O(4) linear sigma model. We argue, and present numerical evidence, that in the period immediately following the quench long wavelength modes of the pion field are amplified. This results in large regions of coherent pion oscillations, and could lead to dramatic phenomenological consequences in heavy ion collisions.
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