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New, multipole solutions of relativistic, viscous hydrodynamics

Nuclear Theory 2021-06-22 v3 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We present a new class of exact fireball solutions of relativistic dissipative hydrodynamics. We describe new exact solutions both for the relativistic Navier-Stokes and for the Israel-Stewart theory, for arbitrary shear and bulk viscosities, as well as for other dissipative coefficients. The common property of these solutions is the presence of the relativistic Hubble flow. Our results generalize the recently found first solution in these classes, for an arbitrary temperature dependent speed of sound, shear and bulk viscosity, heat conduction and fluctuating initial temperature profiles. These solutions are causal and not only stable but also asymptotically perfect. A strong and narrow peak in the kinematic bulk viscosity is shown to imitate the effects of a first order phase transition. The new class of asymptotically perfect solutions is thus found to be very rich, but at the same time mostly academic as the solutions are limited by the spherical symmetry of the Hubble flow field.

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@article{arxiv.2003.08859,
  title  = {New, multipole solutions of relativistic, viscous hydrodynamics},
  author = {T. Csorgo and G. Kasza},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.08859},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

10 pages, 1 + 3 new figures, an exact solution of the Israel-Steward hydro added, discussion significantly extended, presentation clarified