Calculation Shows Why Heavy Quarks Get Caught up in the Flow
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 - 13:03
in Physics & Chemistry
Theorists have calculated how quickly a melted soup of quarks and gluons--the building blocks of protons and neutrons--transfers its momentum to heavy quarks. The calculation will help explain experimental results showing heavy quarks getting caught up in the flow of matter generated in heavy ion collisions.