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Lead Nuclei Carried a Quantum-Fluctuation Fingerprint

ALICE Run 3 flow ratios in ultra-central collisions test whether nuclear energy fluctuations resolve a hydrodynamic puzzle.

Published Updated Story ID: mp-2026-08-12-015
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Summary

ALICE Run 3 flow ratios in ultra-central collisions test whether nuclear energy fluctuations resolve a hydrodynamic puzzle.

When collision geometry becomes nearly round, fluctuations dominate the initial state. The contribution compares new 5.36-TeV lead-lead measurements with models that include quantum energy-distribution fluctuations and possible octupole deformation.

Why it matters

ALICE Run 3 flow ratios in ultra-central collisions test whether nuclear energy fluctuations resolve a hydrodynamic puzzle.

Limits and context

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Key claims

  1. ALICE Run 3 flow ratios in ultra-central collisions test whether nuclear energy fluctuations resolve a hydrodynamic puzzle.

    Evidence: source-2026-08-12-017

Sources

  1. arXiv preprint 2608.11199arXiv · primary research

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