Non-Gaussian hydrodynamic fluctuations in an expanding relativistic fluid
Abstract
We consider non-equilibrium evolution of non-Gaussian fluctuations in a hydrodynamic system undergoing a boost-invariant expansion described by Bjorken flow. We derive the evolution equations for two- and three-point velocity correlators using the effective field theory framework and present analytical solutions for them. We show that the average Landau frame is better suited for studying non-Gaussian fluctuations of velocity when relativistic effects are important. In the Bjorken background, the average Landau frame corresponds to the density frame. We demonstrate that the three-point correlators depend nonlinearly on the non-equilibrium dynamics of the two-point functions, and exhibit non-trivial effects such as memory. The importance of these effects in the context of the search for the QCD critical point via fluctuations is discussed.
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@article{arxiv.2604.27730,
title = {Non-Gaussian hydrodynamic fluctuations in an expanding relativistic fluid},
author = {Gokce Basar and Shuo Song},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.27730},
year = {2026}
}
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23 pages, 3 figures