Causal Thermodynamics in Relativity
Abstract
I review the causal relativistic thermodynamics developed by Israel and Stewart, and discuss some applications in cosmology and astrophysics. The lectures begin with an overview of relativistic fluid dynamics (in a covariant formalism) and equilibrium thermodynamics. Causal bulk viscosity in cosmology is considered in detail, including some new results.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- September 1996
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:astro-ph/9609119
- Bibcode:
- 1996astro.ph..9119M
- Keywords:
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- Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- Lectures given at the Hanno Rund Workshop on Relativity and Thermodynamics, University of Natal, June 1996. 39 pages Latex