SMASH as an event generator for heavy-ion collisions

In this article we present an overview of the SMASH hadronic transport approach that is applied for non-equilibrium dynamics of hadrons in heavy-ion collisions. We will give an overview about the ingredients of the approach and the applications for the dynamical description of heavy-ion collisions a...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Sciarra, Hannah Elfner
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2024.1502621/full
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description In this article we present an overview of the SMASH hadronic transport approach that is applied for non-equilibrium dynamics of hadrons in heavy-ion collisions. We will give an overview about the ingredients of the approach and the applications for the dynamical description of heavy-ion collisions and for calculations of fundamental properties of the hadron gas. The main emphasis of the article will be the infrastructure for sustainable software development that we have developed over the last 10 years including extensive unit tests and continuous integration. We will also provide one section about the performance of the code and how it can be analyzed and improved in the future.
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spelling doaj-art-b9d5c4b4af1e420cafb115e06affd64c2025-08-20T02:12:11ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Physics2296-424X2024-10-011210.3389/fphy.2024.15026211502621SMASH as an event generator for heavy-ion collisionsAlessandro Sciarra0Hannah Elfner1Hannah Elfner2Hannah Elfner3Hannah Elfner4Institute for Theoretical Physics, Goethe University, Frankfurt, GermanyInstitute for Theoretical Physics, Goethe University, Frankfurt, GermanyDepartment for hot and dense QCD matter, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, GermanyFrankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Frankfurt am Main, GermanyHelmholtz Research Academy Hesse (HFHF), GSI Helmholtz Center, Campus Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, GermanyIn this article we present an overview of the SMASH hadronic transport approach that is applied for non-equilibrium dynamics of hadrons in heavy-ion collisions. We will give an overview about the ingredients of the approach and the applications for the dynamical description of heavy-ion collisions and for calculations of fundamental properties of the hadron gas. The main emphasis of the article will be the infrastructure for sustainable software development that we have developed over the last 10 years including extensive unit tests and continuous integration. We will also provide one section about the performance of the code and how it can be analyzed and improved in the future.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2024.1502621/fulltransport theorysustainable softwareperformanceevent generatorheavy-ion collisions
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transport theory
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heavy-ion collisions
title SMASH as an event generator for heavy-ion collisions
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title_short SMASH as an event generator for heavy-ion collisions
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