English

From hyperbolic regularization to exact hydrodynamics for linearized Grad's equations

Statistical Mechanics 2007-06-13 v2

Abstract

Inspired by a recent hyperbolic regularization of Burnett's hydrodynamic equations [A. Bobylev, J. Stat. Phys. 124, 371 (2006)], we introduce a method to derive hyperbolic equations of linear hydrodynamics to any desired accuracy in Knudsen number. The approach is based on a dynamic invariance principle which derives exact constitutive relations for the stress tensor and heat flux, and a transformation which renders the exact equations of hydrodynamics hyperbolic and stable. The method is described in detail for a simple kinetic model - a thirteen moment Grad system.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0703791,
  title  = {From hyperbolic regularization to exact hydrodynamics for linearized Grad's equations},
  author = {M. Colangeli and I. V. Karlin and M. Kroger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0703791},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

23 pages, 5 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev. E