The subtle interplay of elastic and inelastic collisions in the thermalization of the quark-gluon plasma

Abstract

Using kinetic theory, we analyze the interplay of elastic and inelastic collisions in the thermalization of the quark-gluon plasma. The main focus is the dynamics and equilibration of long wavelength modes.

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