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Stress tensor and bulk viscosity in relativistic nuclear collisions

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Fries, RJ; Müller, B; Schäfer, A
Published in: Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics
September 26, 2008

We discuss the influence of different initial conditions for the stress tensor and the effect of bulk viscosity on the expansion and cooling of the fireball created in relativistic heavy ion collisions. In particular, we explore the evolution of longitudinal and transverse components of the pressure and the extent of dissipative entropy production in the one-dimensional, boost-invariant hydrodynamic model. We find that a bulk viscosity consistent with recent estimates from lattice QCD further slows the equilibration of the system; however, it does not significantly increase the entropy produced. © 2008 The American Physical Society.

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Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics

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EISSN

1089-490X

ISSN

0556-2813

Publication Date

September 26, 2008

Volume

78

Issue

3

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
 

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Fries, R. J., Müller, B., & Schäfer, A. (2008). Stress tensor and bulk viscosity in relativistic nuclear collisions. Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics, 78(3). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.78.034913
Fries, R. J., B. Müller, and A. Schäfer. “Stress tensor and bulk viscosity in relativistic nuclear collisions.” Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics 78, no. 3 (September 26, 2008). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.78.034913.
Fries RJ, Müller B, Schäfer A. Stress tensor and bulk viscosity in relativistic nuclear collisions. Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics. 2008 Sep 26;78(3).
Fries, R. J., et al. “Stress tensor and bulk viscosity in relativistic nuclear collisions.” Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics, vol. 78, no. 3, Sept. 2008. Scopus, doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.78.034913.
Fries RJ, Müller B, Schäfer A. Stress tensor and bulk viscosity in relativistic nuclear collisions. Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics. 2008 Sep 26;78(3).

Published In

Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics

DOI

EISSN

1089-490X

ISSN

0556-2813

Publication Date

September 26, 2008

Volume

78

Issue

3

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics