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Dissipative hydrodynamics and heavy ion collisions

High Energy Physics - Theory 2008-11-26 v2

Abstract

Space-time evolution and subsequent particle production from minimally viscous (η/s\eta/s=0.08) QGP fluid is studied using the 2nd order Israel-Stewart's theory of dissipative relativistic fluid. Compared to ideal fluid, energy density or temperature evolves slowly in viscous dynamics. Particle yield at high pTp_T is increased. Elliptic flow on the other hand decreases in viscous dynamics. Minimally viscous QGP fluid found to be consistent with a large number of experimental data.

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@article{arxiv.0804.3458,
  title  = {Dissipative hydrodynamics and heavy ion collisions},
  author = {A. K. Chaudhuri},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0804.3458},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

8 pages, 13 figures. Revised version of the invited talk at the 20th International conference on Ultra-Relativistic Nucleus Nucleus collisions (Quark Matter 2008), Feb. 4-10, 2008, Jaipur, India

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