Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1842941 | Nuclear Physics B | 2007 | 21 Pages |
Abstract
We investigate Kolmogorov wave turbulence in QCD or, in other words, we calculate the spectrum of gluons as a function of time, fk(t), in the presence of a source which feeds in energy density in the infrared region at a constant rate. We find an early, an intermediate and a late time form for the gluon spectrum. Wave turbulence in QCD turns out to be somewhat different than the turbulence in the case of Ï4-type theories studied by Zakharov, L'vov and Falkovich. The hope is that a good understanding of QCD wave turbulence might lead to a better understanding of the instability problem in the early stages of the evolution after a heavy ion collision.
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Authors
A.H. Mueller, A.I. Shoshi, S.M.H. Wong,