Published March 28, 2013 | Version v1
Journal article

Boltzmann equation with a nonlocal collision term and the resultant dissipative fluid dynamics

  • 1. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005 (India)

Description

Starting with the relativistic Boltzmann equation where the collision term was generalized to include gradients of the phase-space distribution function, we recently presented a new derivation of the equations for the relativistic dissipative fluid dynamics. We compared them with the corresponding equations obtained in the standard Israel-Stewart and related approaches. Our method generates all the second-order terms that are allowed by symmetry, some of which have been missed by the traditional approaches, and the coefficients of other terms are altered. The first-order or Navier-Stokes equation too receives a small correction. Here we outline this work for the general audience.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/422/1/012003

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
422
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
[4 p.]
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
International conference on heavy ion collisions in the LHC era
Dates
16-20 Jul 2012
Place
Quy Nhon (Viet Nam)