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Identified particles from viscous hydrodynamics

Nuclear Theory 2015-05-30 v1

Abstract

Identified particle observables from viscous hydrodynamics are sensitive to the fluid-to-particle conversion. Instead of the commonly assumed "democratic" Grad ansatz for phase space corrections δf\delta f, we utilize corrections calculated from linearized covariant transport theory. Estimates based on a pion-proton system with binary collisions indicate that protons are much closer to equilibrium than pions, significantly affecting the dissipative reduction of differential elliptic flow in Au+Au at RHIC. In addition, we test linear response against fully nonlinear transport for a two-component massless system in a Bjorken scenario. Strikingly, we find that, while linear response accounts well for the dynamical sharing of shear stress, the momentum dependence of phase space corrections is best described by Grad's quadratic ansatz, and not the linear response solution.

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@article{arxiv.1107.5860,
  title  = {Identified particles from viscous hydrodynamics},
  author = {Denes Molnar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1107.5860},
  year   = {2015}
}

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Quark Matter 2011 contribution - 4 pages, uses IOP style files

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