Phenomenology of Ultra-relativistic Heavy-ion Collisions

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by  W. Florkowski

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Phenomenolo9V of
Ultra-Relativistic
Heavv-Ion Collisions
Wojciech Florkowski
Jan Kochanowski Universitv, Kielce,
Poland, & Institute of Nuclear Phvsics,
Polish Academv of Sciences, Krakow, Poland
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Preface
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oI.'llIil, IIllowilig all lIewcomers to enter this field very fast.
Mv illl.('III,ioll was to write a possibly self-explanatory book, therefore, the chap-
1"111 oI" I'<'l'i Iii IIg gClleral formalism of the kinetic theory and hydrodynamics have
1"" ," illl'llId('d. Moreover, the book has a modular structure where different parts
111111 ('hil.pl.('l's ILLay be read independently. I think this would be useful for young
II"H '11.1'1"1 I( 'S ill the field who may find all the necessary information, usually scattered
1'111111112, various textbooks, in one volume. Nevertheless, I assume that the reader
I( 1I0WS basic facts from the special theory of relativity, electrodynamics, quantum
IIll'('lJallics, statistical physics, and elementary-particle physics. Basic acquaintance
with Feynman diagrams is necessary for reading the chapter about electromagnetic
siguals. About 50 exercises have been included, which appear after each part. They
should help the reader to gain familiarity with the ideas and techniques introduced
in the text.
We should be aware that the physics of ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions
is a very broad, interdisciplinary field of physics. It is impossible to cover its all
important and interesting problems in one book. Therefore, I have included many
references to the original papers. They will guide the reader in further studies. I
apologize for any possible omissions of the important papers in the lists of references.
This book stems from my lectures given at the Institute of Nuclear Physics
in Krakow, the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, and the Warsaw Univer
sity of Technology. I would like to thank all my collaborators, colleagues, and
students for helpful comments, remarks, and questions. I am grateful to Piotr
Bozek, Wojtek Broniowski, Adam Bzdak, Mikolaj Chojllacki, Marck Gaidzicki,
Krzysztof Golec-Biernat, Adam Kisiel, Staszck Mrowcil:Y(lski, n,acloslaw Ryblewski,
and Giorgio Torrieri for critical COlflllLCllts ('OII(:('l'lIillg 1.11(' IIIHIIIIS('1'ipL. l Uu·tI1k Piotr
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