Monte-Carlo statistical hadronization in relativistic heavy-ion collisions

Abstract

A brief introduction to the statistical hadronization approach to particle production in relativistic heavy-ion collisions is given. In the context of fluid dynamics modeling various aspects of hadron emission at the freeze-out are discussed. Practical applications of the presented concepts are presented within the THERMINATOR Monte-Carlo hadron generator.Comment: Lectures delivered at the 53rd Karpacz Winter School of Theoretical Physics, February 26th - March 4th, 2017, Karpacz, Poland ; Submitted to Lect. Notes Phy