Thermodynamics of partonic matter in relativistic heavy-ion collisions from a multiphase transport model

Using the string melting version of a multiphase transport model, we focus on the evolution of thermodynamic properties of the central cell of parton matter produced in Au + Au collisions ranging from 200 GeV down to 2.7 GeV. The temperature and chemical potentials have been calculated based on both Boltzmann and quantum statistics in order to locate their evolution trajectories in the QCD phase diagram. We demonstrate that the trajectories can depend on many physical factors, especially the finite nuclear thickness at lower energies. However, from the evolution of pressure anisotropy, only partial thermalization can be achieved when the partonic systems reach the predicted QCD phase boundary. It provides some helpful insights to studying the QCD phase structure through relativistic heavy-ion collisions.

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In this study, we use the string melting version of a multiphase transport model to investigate the evolution of thermodynamic properties of the central cell of parton matter produced in Au + Au collisions. By calculating the temperature and chemical potentials, we find that the trajectories of these properties depend on various physical factors, particularly the finite nuclear thickness at lower energies. However, partial thermalization is achieved when the partonic systems reach the predicted QCD phase boundary, as indicated by the evolution of pressure anisotropy.