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Relativistic transport near moving interfaces

Nuclear Theory 2026-07-30 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics

Abstract

We study linear disturbances localized near planar surfaces moving at constant velocity vv in relativistic media. Depending on the physical setting, the surface may represent a moving obstacle, a thermal boundary, or an external source, providing a unified description of boundary layers, wakes, and the asymptotic tails of shock waves. The central result is a propagator representation of the interface solution that yields a geometric characterization of these phenomena. Using a Laplace-transform formulation, we show that the solution is a superposition of modes with purely imaginary frequency and wavenumber. For a given interface velocity, the admissible modes are selected by the line iω=viki\omega=vik in the {iω,ik}\{i\omega,ik\} plane. As vv varies, this line sweeps across the spectrum, providing a unified geometric description of interface-localized solutions for arbitrary interface velocities. We illustrate the formalism with applications to relativistic hydrodynamics and kinetic theory.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2607.28569,
  title  = {Relativistic transport near moving interfaces},
  author = {Lorenzo Gavassino},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.28569},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

20 pages, 7 figure, comments welcome!