The "minimal" viscosity and elliptic flow at RHIC

Denes Molnar

The "minimal" viscosity and elliptic flow at RHIC

Nuclear Theory 2008-06-03 v1

Authors: Denes Molnar

Abstract

We show from covariant transport theory that, for a massless ideal gas equation of state, even a small shear viscosity to entropy density ratio $\eta \approx s/(4 \pi)$ generates significant 15-30% dissipative corrections to elliptic flow for conditions expected in mid-peripheral (b = 8 fm) Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}} \sim 200$ GeV at RHIC.

Keywords

viscosity elliptic flow fluid dynamics

Cite

@article{arxiv.0806.0026,
  title  = {The "minimal" viscosity and elliptic flow at RHIC},
  author = {Denes Molnar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0806.0026},
  year   = {2008}
}

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