Equilibration of a scalar field theory: a comparison of methods

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dc.contributor.advisorWeigert, Heriberten_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMyers, Jasonen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-05T03:58:42Z
dc.date.available2014-11-05T03:58:42Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe Large Hadron Collider is a huge particle collider that, among other things, collides heavy ions together at massive energies. In such heavy ion collisions a new state of matter called the Quark Gluon Plasma (QGP) is formed where, in this state, quarks are no longer confined to hadrons but are free to move about. Studying this state is expected to lead to a far greater understanding of QCD as this is the only known state where one can find free quarks and gluons, the degrees of freedom of QCD. The QGP is known to be a very hot, very dense medium that is rapidly expanding, so one needs techniques that allow for the study of a Quantum Field Theory in an extreme and very dynamical environment.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMyers, J. (2014). <i>Equilibration of a scalar field theory: a comparison of methods</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9215en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMyers, Jason. <i>"Equilibration of a scalar field theory: a comparison of methods."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9215en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMyers, J. 2014. Equilibration of a scalar field theory: a comparison of methods. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Myers, Jason AB - The Large Hadron Collider is a huge particle collider that, among other things, collides heavy ions together at massive energies. In such heavy ion collisions a new state of matter called the Quark Gluon Plasma (QGP) is formed where, in this state, quarks are no longer confined to hadrons but are free to move about. Studying this state is expected to lead to a far greater understanding of QCD as this is the only known state where one can find free quarks and gluons, the degrees of freedom of QCD. The QGP is known to be a very hot, very dense medium that is rapidly expanding, so one needs techniques that allow for the study of a Quantum Field Theory in an extreme and very dynamical environment. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - Equilibration of a scalar field theory: a comparison of methods TI - Equilibration of a scalar field theory: a comparison of methods UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9215 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9215
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMyers J. Equilibration of a scalar field theory: a comparison of methods. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9215en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Physicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleEquilibration of a scalar field theory: a comparison of methodsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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