Introduction to hydrodynamics
Abstract
Hydrodynamics has been successful in providing a good description of the bulk dynamics in ultra-relativistic heavy ion collisions. In this brief review, we provide basics of the theory of viscous hydrodynamics. Topics covered include derivation of the 2nd order viscous hydrodynamics from the linear response theory and kinetic theory, viscous anisotropic hydrodynamics, and numerical implementation of relativistic hydrodynamics.
- Publication:
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International Journal of Modern Physics E
- Pub Date:
- October 2015
- DOI:
- 10.1142/S0218301315300106
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1503.03931
- Bibcode:
- 2015IJMPE..2430010J
- Keywords:
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- Relativistic heavy-ion collisions;
- quark–gluon plasma;
- viscous hydrodynamics;
- kinetic theory;
- numerical methods;
- 25.75.-q;
- 12.38.Mh;
- 05.20.Dd;
- 24.10.Nz;
- Relativistic heavy-ion collisions;
- Quark-gluon plasma;
- Kinetic theory;
- Hydrodynamic models;
- High Energy Physics - Phenomenology;
- Nuclear Theory
- E-Print:
- Typos are corrected and some references are added. To be included in QGP 5 edited by Xin-Nian Wang