Jean-Francois Paquet (Vanderbilt)--Little Bangs and Big Data

Jean-Francois Paquet of Vanderbilt tells us about Little Bangs and Big Data.

Abstract:
Quark-gluon plasma is an exotic phase of nuclear matter that can be produced by colliding large nuclei at velocities close to the speed of light. This plasma is both the smallest and hottest liquid ever produced, extending the size of a few proton radii but reaching temperatures higher than those found in the most extreme astrophysical events. The explosive expansion of this plasma can be described with a version of fluid dynamics that takes into account the effect of special relativity. I will discuss the scientific community's efforts to use some of the world's largest particle colliders to understand the exceptional properties of quark-gluon plasma, an undertaking at the interface of nuclear physics, fluid dynamics, and big data.

Slides:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10fFf...

Bio:
Jean-Francois received his PhD from McGill University (Montreal, Quebec) in 2015. He subsequently was a postdoctoral researcher at Stony Brook University until 2017. He then moved to Duke University, where he was a postdoctoral researcher for two years and then a research scientist for three years. In 2022, Jean-Francois joined Vanderbilt University in Nashville as an assistant professor of physics and mathematics.

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