Valeriya Mykhaylova

Charm Quark Production in the Quark-Gluon Plasma

We study the production of charm quarks in hot QCD matter within the effective quasiparticle framework. The quark-gluon plasma (QGP) is composed of the quasiparticle excitations with dynamically generated masses. The latter are linked to the lattice QCD equation of state for 2+1 quark flavors through the effective temperature-dependent coupling. The evolution of the QGP is described by hydrodynamic simulations of viscous fluid in 2+1 dimensions, as well as by purely longitudinal propagation of perfect fluid. By solving the rate equation in the above scenarios, we investigate how the production of charm quarks depends on various properties of hot QCD matter.