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View SchemaDileptons and Medium Effects in Heavy-Ion Collisions
| Authors | Ralf Rapp |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | nucl-th/0608022 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/0608022 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2006.10.060 |
| Journal | Nucl.Phys.A782:275-282,2007 |
Abstract
We discuss the status of calculating in-medium modifications of vector-meson spectral functions in hot and dense matter, their application to dilepton spectra in ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions, and possible relations to chiral symmetry restoration. We emphasize the importance of constraining in-medium spectral functions by empirical information from scattering data, QCD sum rules, and lattice QCD. This is a mandatory prerequisite to arrive at reliable predictions for low-mass dileptons in heavy-ion collisions.
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