Relativistic hydrodynamics for heavy-ion collisions
Nuclear Theory
2008-11-26 v2
Abstract
Relativistic hydrodynamics is essential to our current understanding of nucleus-nucleus collisions at ultrarelativistic energies (current experiments at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, forthcoming experiments at the CERN Large Hadron Collider). This is an introduction to relativistic hydrodynamics for graduate students. It includes a detailed derivation of the equations, and a description of the hydrodynamical evolution of a heavy-ion collisions. Some knowledge of thermodynamics and special relativity is assumed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0708.2433,
title = {Relativistic hydrodynamics for heavy-ion collisions},
author = {Jean-Yves Ollitrault},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0708.2433},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
Lectures given at the Advanced School on Quark-Gluon Plasma, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, 3-13 July, 2007