Physical Review Letters · 1991 · 64 citations · 26 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsNuclear PhysicsParticle PhysicsCollider PhysicsHadron PhysicsHeavy-ion PhysicsMeson PhysicsNuclear ForcesStrong InteractionChiral Symmetry BreakingChiral Symmetry RestorationDense Baryonic MatterHadron StructureKaon PhysicsMeson Production MechanismsRelativistic Heavy-ion CollisionsUltra-relativistic Nuclear Collisions
Kaon production from meson-meson annihilation is enhanced significantly because of the decrease of hadron masses in hot and dense matter as a result of the restoration of chiral symmetry. We show that this can lead to enhanced kaon yield in high-energy heavy-ion collisions.
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