The elliptic flow,
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ns from heavy-flavour hadro
n decays at forward rapidity (
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n Pb&
ndash;Pb collisio
ns at
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n:bottom" width="105" alt="View the MathML source" title="View the MathML source" src="http://origin-ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0370269315009156-si1.gif">noscript>n class="mathContainer hidden">n class="mathCode">n>n>n> with the ALICE detector at the LHC. The scalar product, two- a
nd four-particle
Q cumula
nts a
nd Lee&
ndash;Ya
ng zeros methods are used. The depe
nde
nce of the
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ns from heavy-flavour hadro
n decays o
n the collisio
n ce
ntrality, i
n the ra
nge 0&
ndash;40%, a
nd o
n tra
nsverse mome
ntum,
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n the i
nterval
n id="mmlsi30" class="mathmlsrc">n class="formulatext stixSupport mathImg" data-mathURL="/science?_ob=MathURL&_method=retrieve&_eid=1-s2.0-S0370269315009156&_mathId=si30.gif&_user=111111111&_pii=S0370269315009156&_rdoc=1&_issn=03702693&md5=cce0b681be6752b5db65f41f44926e99" title="Click to view the MathML source">3<pT<10 GeV/cn>n class="mathContainer hidden">n class="mathCode">n>n>n>. A positive
n id="mmlsi2" class="mathmlsrc">n class="formulatext stixSupport mathImg" data-mathURL="/science?_ob=MathURL&_method=retrieve&_eid=1-s2.0-S0370269315009156&_mathId=si2.gif&_user=111111111&_pii=S0370269315009156&_rdoc=1&_issn=03702693&md5=af612936c94892de2098a0b323cdcab5" title="Click to view the MathML source">v2n>n class="mathContainer hidden">n class="mathCode">n>n>n> is observed with the scalar product a
nd two-particle
Q cumula
nts i
n semi-ce
ntral collisio
ns (10&
ndash;20% a
nd 20&
ndash;40% ce
ntrality classes) for the
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nterval from 3 to about
n id="mmlsi6" class="mathmlsrc">n class="formulatext stixSupport mathImg" data-mathURL="/science?_ob=MathURL&_method=retrieve&_eid=1-s2.0-S0370269315009156&_mathId=si6.gif&_user=111111111&_pii=S0370269315009156&_rdoc=1&_issn=03702693&md5=fd2ebd478896cb30c84948fcd44ee05f" title="Click to view the MathML source">5 GeV/cn>n class="mathContainer hidden">n class="mathCode">n>n>n> with a sig
nifica
nce larger tha
n 3
σ , based o
n the combi
natio
n of statistical a
nd systematic u
ncertai
nties. The
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nitude te
nds to decrease towards more ce
ntral collisio
ns a
nd with i
ncreasi
ng
n id="mmlsi4" class="mathmlsrc">n class="formulatext stixSupport mathImg" data-mathURL="/science?_ob=MathURL&_method=retrieve&_eid=1-s2.0-S0370269315009156&_mathId=si4.gif&_user=111111111&_pii=S0370269315009156&_rdoc=1&_issn=03702693&md5=ab56179a7d37d31ca4d53305b3fadf95" title="Click to view the MathML source">pTn>n class="mathContainer hidden">n class="mathCode">n>n>n>. It becomes compatible with zero i
n the i
nterval
n id="mmlsi7" class="mathmlsrc">n class="formulatext stixSupport mathImg" data-mathURL="/science?_ob=MathURL&_method=retrieve&_eid=1-s2.0-S0370269315009156&_mathId=si7.gif&_user=111111111&_pii=S0370269315009156&_rdoc=1&_issn=03702693&md5=16f93d450061906f5b7100f9724046f6" title="Click to view the MathML source">6<pT<10 GeV/cn>n class="mathContainer hidden">n class="mathCode">n>n>n>. The results are compared to models describi
ng the i
nteractio
n of heavy quarks a
nd ope
n heavy-flavour hadro
ns with the high-de
nsity medium formed i
n high-e
nergy heavy-io
n collisio
ns.