QCD Boltzmann equation: beyond the soft-scattering approximation

In this thesis we use the case study of a spatially homogeneous many-gluon system, distributed isotropically in momentum space, to study the evolution of a hot (quark-) gluon plasma from an initial state towards equilibrium. To that end, we investigate the QCD Boltzmann equation making use of a calculation scheme that reproduces the known result for scalar interactions and generalizes to a QCD interaction, under an approximation of soft scattering.

Grantor

Department of Physics

Year dc:date.issued

2022

Author dc:creator

• Moodley, Nicole

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Peshier, Andre

• Physics

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37651

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/37651