# Quark-Gluon-Plasma Formation at SPS Energies?

Source: [Quark-Gluon-Plasma Formation at SPS Energies?](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa242e2c2a3760193a04e9>)

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Authors: K. Werner

Published: 1994-03-10T00:11:43.000Z

## Abstract

By colliding ultrarelativistic ions, one achieves presently energy densities close to the critical value, concerning the formation of a quark-gluon-plasma. This indicates the importance of fluctuations and the necessity to go beyond the investigation of average events. Therefore, we introduce a percolation approach to model the final stage ($\\tau \> 1$ fm/c) of ion-ion collisions, the initial stage being treated by well-established methods, based on strings and Pomerons. The percolation approach amounts to finding high density domains, and treating them as quark-matter droplets. In this way, we have a {\\bf realistic, microscopic, and Monte--Carlo based model which allows for the formation of quark matter.} We find that even at SPS energies large quark-matter droplets are formed -- at a low rate though. In other words: large quark-matter droplets are formed due to geometrical fluctuation, but not in the average event.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/9403010>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/nucl-th/9403010.pdf>)