Published December 31, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Conformal Field Theory as Microscopic Dynamics of Incompressible Euler and Navier-Stokes Equations

  • 1. Raymond and Beverly Sackler School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978 (Israel)

Description

We consider the hydrodynamics of relativistic conformal field theories at finite temperature. We show that the limit of slow motions of the ideal hydrodynamics leads to the nonrelativistic incompressible Euler equation. For viscous hydrodynamics we show that the limit of slow motions leads to the nonrelativistic incompressible Navier-Stokes equation. We explain the physical reasons for the reduction and discuss the implications. We propose that conformal field theories provide a fundamental microscopic viewpoint of the equations and the dynamics governed by them

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Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
101
Journal Issue
26
Journal Page Range
p. 261602-261602.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

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