Anisotropic Flow in Event-by-Event Ideal Hydrodynamic Simulations of root s(NN) 200 GeV Au+Au Collisions

We simulate top-energy Au + Au collisions using ideal hydrodynamics in order to make the first comparison to the complete set of midrapidity flow measurements made by the PHENIX Collaboration. A simultaneous calculation of nu(2), nu(3), nu(4), and the first event-by-event calculation of quadrangular flow defined with respect to the nu(2) event plane (nu(4){Psi(2)}) gives good agreement with measured values, including the dependence on both transverse momentum and centrality. This provides confirmation that the collision system is indeed well described as a quark-gluon plasma with an extremely small viscosity and that correlations are dominantly generated from collective effects. In addition, we present a prediction for nu(5).

Cofecub [Uc Ph 113/08

Cofecub [Uc Ph 113/08

2007.1.875.43.9]

2007.1.875.43.9]

FAPESP

FAPESP [09/50180-0, 09/16860-3]

CNPq [301141/2010-0]

CNPq

European Research Council [ERC-AD-267258]

European Research Council