Quantum effects in strong field particle creation
Abstract :
We study the evolution of a strong field plasma using a quantum Vlasov equation with a
non-Markovian source term and a simple collision term, and calculate the time dependence of the
energy- and number-density, and the temperature. The evolution of a plasma produced with
RHIC-like initial conditions is well described by a low density approximation to the source term.
However, non-Markovian aspects should be retained to obtain an accurate description of the early
stages of an LHC-like plasma.
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