Speaker
Dr
Trambak Bhattacharyya
(University of Cape Town)
Description
In presence of the non-ideal plasma effects, Heavy Quarks (HQs) carry out non linear random walk
inside Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP) and in the small momentum transfer limit, the evolution of the
HQ distribution is dictated by the Non Linear Fokker-Planck Equation (NLFPE). Using the NLFPE,
we calculate the transport coefficients (drag and diffusion) of heavy quarks travelling through QGP.
We observe substantial modification in the momentum and temperature variation of the transport
coefficients; and this will modify the physical picture we are having about the transport of heavy
quarks inside QGP, and hence, about the characterisation of the plasma.
