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I review recent and not so recent progress on formulating and numerically implementing a consistent set of relativistic equations which describe the space-time evolution of viscous relativistic fluids without violating causality.

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Ulrich W. Heinz

We report part of our recent work on viscous hydrodynamics with consistent phase space distribution $f(x,\p)$ for freeze out. We develop the gradient expansion formalism based on kinetic theory, and with the constraints from the comparison…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-06-11 Li Yan

Carroll hydrodynamics arises in the $c\to 0$ limit of relativistic hydrodynamics. Instances of its relevance include the Bjorken and Gubser flow models of heavy-ion collisions, where the ultrarelativistic nature of the flow makes the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-01-13 Kedar S. Kolekar , Taniya Mandal , Ashish Shukla , Pushkar Soni

The gradient expansion is the fundamental organising principle underlying relativistic hydrodynamics, yet understanding its convergence properties for general nonlinear flows has posed a major challenge. We introduce a simple method to…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-04-06 Michal P. Heller , Alexandre Serantes , Michał Spaliński , Viktor Svensson , Benjamin Withers

We derive a linearly causal and stable third-order relativistic fluid-dynamical theory from the Boltzmann equation using the method of moments. For this purpose, we demonstrate that such theory must include novel degrees of freedom,…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-02-21 Caio V. P. de Brito , Gabriel S. Denicol

We present some exact solutions of relativistic second-order hydrodynamic equations in theories with conformal symmetry. Starting from a spherically expanding solution in ideal hydrodynamics, we take into account general conformal…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-03-26 Yoshitaka Hatta , Jorge Noronha , Bo-Wen Xiao

We consider a plasma of massless particles undergoing Bjorken expansion, mimicking the matter created in ultra-relativistic heavy ion collisions. We study the transition to hydrodynamics using kinetic theory in the relaxation time…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-11-24 Jean-Paul Blaizot , Li Yan

We summarize the key ingredients of the recently proposed formalism of relativistic perfect-fluid hydrodynamics with spin. Based on the underlying kinetic theory definitions for the equilibrium distribution functions we obtain the evolution…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-08-26 Radoslaw Ryblewski , Rajeev Singh

A few years ago, Bemfica, Disconzi, Noronha, and Kovtun (BDNK) formulated the first causal, stable, strongly hyperbolic, and locally well-posed theory of first-order viscous relativistic hydrodynamics. Since their inception, there have been…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-12-11 Lennox S. Keeble , Frans Pretorius

In a novel approach to studying viscous accretion flows, viscosity has been introduced as a perturbative effect, involving a first-order correction in the $\alpha$-viscosity parameter. This method reduces the problem of solving a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Jayanta K. Bhattacharjee , Atri Bhattacharya , Tapas K. Das , Arnab K. Ray

We show that by requiring positivity of the longitudinal pressure it is possible to constrain the initial conditions one can use in 2nd-order viscous hydrodynamical simulations of ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions. We demonstrate this…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-09-09 Mauricio Martinez , Michael Strickland

We construct the general theory of first-order relativistic hydrodynamics for a fluid exhibiting a chiral anomaly, including all possible viscous terms allowed by symmetry. Using standard techniques, we compute the necessary and sufficient…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-12-18 Nick Abboud , Enrico Speranza , Jorge Noronha

We consider the relativistic hydrodynamics of non-perfect fluids with the goal of determining a formulation that is suited for numerical integration in special-relativistic and general-relativistic scenarios. To this end, we review the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-02-27 Michail Chabanov , Luciano Rezzolla , Dirk H. Rischke

We generalize the derivation of viscous anisotropic hydrodynamics from kinetic theory to allow for non-zero particle masses. The macroscopic theory is obtained by taking moments of the Boltzmann equation after expanding the distribution…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-03-26 Dennis Bazow , Ulrich W. Heinz , Mauricio Martinez

New exact solutions of relativistic perfect fluid hydrodynamics are described, including the first family of exact rotating solutions. The method used to search for them is an investigation of the relativistic hydrodynamical equations and…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2011-05-13 M. I. Nagy

The first-order textbook formulations of relativistic viscous hydrodynamics are unstable and acausal. These shortcomings may be rectified by using effective theories which maintain stability and causality. In this dissertation, which is…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-09-30 Raphael E. Hoult

We introduce the equations of relativistic hydrodynamics that incorporate phase separation via spinodal decomposition. These equations consider surface effects between the two phases and are applicable for simulating intermediate-energy…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-10-02 Joseph Kapusta , Mayank Singh , Thomas Welle

In the realm of relativistic astrophysics, the ideal equation of state with a constant adiabatic index provides a poor approximation due to its inconsistency with relativistic kinetic theory. However, it is a common practice to use it for…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-16 Sujoy Basak , Arpit Babbar , Harish Kumar , Praveen Chandrashekar

In recent years the equations of relativistic first-order viscous hydrodynamics, that is, the relativistic version of Navier-Stokes, have been shown to be well posed and causal under appropriate field redefinitions, also known as…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-12-29 Yago Bea , Pau Figueras

In this paper we describe in full details a new family of recently found exact solutions of relativistic, perfect fluid dynamics. With an ansatz, which generalizes the well-known Hwa-Bjorken solution, we obtain a wide class of new exact,…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 M. I. Nagy , T. Csorgo , M. Csanad