Anisotropy effects on heavy quark dynamics in Gribov modified gluon plasma

Abstract In the early stages of relativistic heavy-ion collisions, the quark-gluon plasma’s momentum distribution is anisotropic, leading to instabilities driven by chromomagnetic plasma modes. In this work, we consider the anisotropic momentum distribution of the medium constituents to investigate its effects on charm and bottom quark dynamics using the nonperturbative Gribov resummation approach within the Fokker–Planck equation framework. Specifically, we investigate the impact of nonperturbative effects and weak anisotropies on the heavy-quark transport coefficients, accounting for the angular dependence of the anisotropy vector relative to the heavy-quark motion direction. Furthermore, the calculated drag and diffusion coefficients are used to estimate heavy-quark energy loss and the nuclear modification factor, accounting for both elastic and inelastic collisions. Our findings indicate that momentum anisotropy, angular dependence, and nonperturbative effects—captured through the scattering amplitudes—play a significant role in determining the transport properties of heavy quarks.