Local spin alignment of vector mesons in relativistic heavy-ion collisions
We investigate the spin alignment of vector mesons arising from locally polarized quarks and anti-quarks (local spin alignment) in heavy-ion collisions. We find that ρ00≠1/3 does not necessarily signal the global polarization of quarks and anti-quarks along the orbital angular momentum of the system...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Physics Letters B |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269321002653 |