Initial-state charge density predicts final-state net charge flow in heavy-ion collisions
Abstract
We propose a new class of charge-conjugation-odd flow observables and use them to investigate the dynamics of conserved currents in simulations of relativistic heavy-ion collisions. x2Inspired by the success of the initial energy and momentum distributions at predicting final-state anisotropic flow, we construct systematically-improvable initial-state estimators for final net-charge flow observables, which we validate with numerical simulations. This opens the possibility of a multitude of new charge-dependent probes of heavy-ion collisions of different systems and energies.
Fields of Study & Subjects
High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Physics Letters B
- Volume
- 880
- Pages
- 140806–140806
- Publication date
- 29 July 2026
- Language
- EN