Screening length in plasma winds

Elena Caceres; Makoto Natsuume; Takashi Okamura

RECORD

Screening length in plasma winds

Elena Caceres, Makoto Natsuume, Takashi Okamura

High Energy Physics - Theory · Submitted 28 Jul 2006

abstract compiled · 2026-09-23 · no language-model review

The authors' main claim We find that for conformal theories the screening length is (boosted energy density)^{-1/d}.

how it is stated · asserted 1.00 read the record →

Comment (0) Read on arXiv ↗

Cite ▾

Claim paper

The compiled record

The paper's own sentences, arranged. Each label is drawn from a closed vocabulary; the number beside it is the probability the classifier gave that label. Numbers in the tables are the authors', checked by code. No sentence in this record was written by a model.

Open the compiled record

Compiled by classifier-1.13-20260917 via OpenRouter, question bank abstract-p1-20260923, 2026-09-23: 1 request, 5,542 input tokens, $0.0002 reported.

What the abstract itself states, as probabilities: claims first 0.03 · states limitation 0.15 · human participants 0.01 · controlled comparison 0.12 · randomized assignment 0.01 · states quantitative result 0.69 · compares with prior results 0.23 · mentions code or data availability 0.01.

The abstract, sentence by sentence

arXiv listing abstract v4. Results and the main claim are underlined; show every role.

We study the screening length L_s of a heavy quark-antiquark pair in strongly coupled gauge theory plasmas flowing at velocity v. Using the AdS/CFT correspondence we investigate, analytically, the screening length in the ultra-relativistic limit. We develop a procedure that allows us to find the scaling exponent for a large class of backgrounds. We find that for conformal theories the screening length is (boosted energy density)^{-1/d}. As examples of conformal backgrounds we study R-charged black holes and Schwarzschild-anti-deSitter black holes in (d+1)-dimensions. For non-conformal theories, we find that the exponent deviates from -1/d and as examples we study the non-extremal Klebanov-Tseytlin and Dp-brane geometries. We find an interesting relation between the deviation of the scaling exponent from the conformal value and the speed of sound.

background contribution method result interpretation main claim

What the classifier reports for each sentence. The number is the probability it gave the label.
#	sentence	role	the authors' own work	states the main conclusion	strength
s0	We study the screening length L_s of a heavy quark-antiquark pair in strongly coupled gauge theory plasmas flowing at velocity v.	contribution 0.81	0.90	0.04	asserted 0.71
s1	Using the AdS/CFT correspondence we investigate, analytically, the screening length in the ultra-relativistic limit.	method 0.88	0.94	0.04	asserted 0.87
s2	We develop a procedure that allows us to find the scaling exponent for a large class of backgrounds.	method 0.86	0.96	0.05	asserted 1.00
s3	We find that for conformal theories the screening length is (boosted energy density)^{-1/d}.	result 1.00	0.95	0.44	asserted 1.00
s4	As examples of conformal backgrounds we study R-charged black holes and Schwarzschild-anti-deSitter black holes in (d+1)-dimensions.	contribution 0.82	0.81	0.04	asserted 0.93
s5	For non-conformal theories, we find that the exponent deviates from -1/d and as examples we study the non-extremal Klebanov-Tseytlin and Dp-brane geometries.	result 0.98	0.94	0.14	asserted 1.00
s6	We find an interesting relation between the deviation of the scaling exponent from the conformal value and the speed of sound.	result 0.98	0.94	0.26	asserted 1.00

What kind of paper the classifier reports this is: theoretical result 0.99 · evidence from proof or derivation 1.00.

What was examined, and what was not

sources read

arXiv listing abstract v4

not examined

full text
figures and tables
references and citing sentences
relations to other papers

levels run

P abstract

not run

S sections
T body sentences
C citations
R cross-paper relations

Every quoted sentence on this record is the authors'. Every label is from Pith's closed vocabulary, with the probability shown beside it. Every number in the measurements table is the authors', checked by code. Record as JSON

The paper

Original abstract

We study the screening length L_s of a heavy quark-antiquark pair in strongly coupled gauge theory plasmas flowing at velocity v. Using the AdS/CFT correspondence we investigate, analytically, the screening length in the ultra-relativistic limit. We develop a procedure that allows us to find the scaling exponent for a large class of backgrounds. We find that for conformal theories the screening length is (boosted energy density)^{-1/d}. As examples of conformal backgrounds we study R-charged black holes and Schwarzschild-anti-deSitter black holes in (d+1)-dimensions. For non-conformal theories, we find that the exponent deviates from -1/d and as examples we study the non-extremal Klebanov-Tseytlin and Dp-brane geometries. We find an interesting relation between the deviation of the scaling exponent from the conformal value and the speed of sound.

Human review

How Pith checks papers → · Full audit of this paper →

References

Forward citations

Cited by 3 Pith papers

Reviewed papers in the Pith corpus that reference this work. Sorted by Pith novelty score. Full citation record

Frame dependence of heavy-quark observables in a rotating strongly coupled plasma
hep-th 2026-09 conditional novelty 6.0 of 10

The frame in which a heavy quark pair is held fixed in a rotating holographic plasma changes the rotational response of separation, string tension, and heavy-quark potential.
Jet evolution in the N=4 SYM plasma at strong coupling
hep-th 2008-03 conditional novelty 6.0 of 10

A time-dependent AdS/CFT calculation shows an energetic current in a strongly coupled plasma dissipates through successive near-democratic parton branchings, with a lifetime set by the plasma energy density.
Wilson loops in heavy ion collisions and their calculation in AdS/CFT
hep-ph 2006-12 accept novelty 6.0 of 10

The ratio of the jet quenching parameter in any two conformal theories with gravity duals equals the square root of the ratio of their central charges, motivating a QCD estimate about 0.63 times the N=4 SYM value.

How the literature uses it

18 arXiv papers cite this in 38 sentences

Each citing sentence is taken from the citing paper's LaTeX source and typed by Pith's classifier. A label appears at probability 0.8 or more (0.95 for support), a contest at 0.7 or more; the quoted words are the citing authors'. How each label was checked · JSON

Papers citing it · 22 sentences without a confident label

Builds on it 1 paper

For example, following a line of reasoning developed in Ref. [ref] for the meson sector, it can be shown that in a certain class of gauge theories whose gravity duals are asymptotically AdS, as $v→1$ the baryon screening length scales as $L_s ∝(1-v^2)^1/4/^1/4$, where $$ is the energy density of the plasma. $$ is proportional to $T^4$ for the specific theory that we have analyzed, at any $v$, in this Section.

Velocity Dependence of Baryon Screening in a Hot Strongly Coupled Plasma · Wind parallel to the baryon configuration · 0.95

Uses its method or tool 2 papers

In the next section, we briefly summarize our procedure to derive the screening length developed in Ref. [ref] .

Screening length and the direction of plasma winds · Introduction · 0.96
[ref] , in obtaining the action ([ref]) as well as the corresponding $QQ̅$ potential as a function of $QQ̅$ pair's distance.

On non-relativistic $Q\bar Q$ potential via Wilson loop in Galilean space-time · $QQ̅$ potential in non-relativistic CFT with Galilean symmetry · 0.96

Uses its data or values 1 paper

exponent summarizes the exponent $ν$ for various theories obtained in Ref. [ref] .

Screening length and the direction of plasma winds · Setup · 0.92

Compares with it 3 papers

For the D$p$-brane, L_max-pi_half-lambda_half indeed reduces to our previous result when $θ=π/2$ (Eq. (5.14) of Ref. [ref] ) using $ν=(5-p)/(2(7-p))$ from exponent.

Screening length and the direction of plasma winds · Behavior near $θ= π/2$ · 0.82
In this subsection, we shall show that our previous results are consistent with, and shed new light on, previous studies in the literature [ref] , concerning the propagation of `heavy quarks', or of quark–antiquark `mesons', in the strongly coupled $𝒩=4$ SYM plasma.

Jet evolution in the N=4 SYM plasma at strong coupling · Relation with previous approaches · 0.93
If the coordinate $ρ$ is constant, and $ω=0$, then it reduces to the similar case studied in [ref] - [ref] .

Holographic model with a NS-NS field · Meson in non-commutative QGP · 0.87

Cites it as background 8 papers

$l_0(η)$ are extensively discussed in literature [ref] .

The charmonium dissociation in an "anomalous wind" · The screening length $l_s$ in the anomalous flow · 0.96
This has resulted in some non-trivial progress in the understanding of screening phenomena in strongly coupled plasmas [ref] .

Baryon Dissociation in a Strongly Coupled Plasma · Introduction and Conclusion · 0.81
A substantial part of this effort has been concentrated on studying the response of such a plasma to energetic, `hard', probes, so like heavy quarks [ref] , mesons (or quark–antiquark pairs) [ref] , or photons [ref] , in an attempt to elucidate some intriguing RHIC data, so like the unexpectedly large `jet quenching', or to provide alternative signatures of a strongly–coupled matter.

Light-like mesons and deep inelastic scattering in finite-temperature AdS/CFT with flavor · Introduction · 0.96

Discussion

Know something about this paper? Leave a comment, or highlight any passage above to comment on it.