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Viscous Corrections to Spectra, Elliptic Flow, and HBT Radii

Nuclear Theory 2009-11-07 v1

Abstract

I compute the first viscous correction to the thermal distribution function. With this correction, I calculate the effect of viscosity on spectra, elliptic flow, and HBT radii. Indicating the breakdown of hydrodynamics, viscous corrections become of order one for pT1.5p_{T}\sim 1.5 GeV. Viscous corrections to HBT radii are particularly large and reduce the outward and longitudinal radii. This reduction is a direct consequence of the reduction in longitudinal pressure.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0209024,
  title  = {Viscous Corrections to Spectra, Elliptic Flow, and HBT Radii},
  author = {Derek Teaney},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0209024},
  year   = {2009}
}

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