Published November 1, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Applicability of viscous hydrodynamics at RHIC

  • 1. RIKEN BNL Research Center, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973 (United States)
  • 2. Physics Department, Purdue University, 525 Northwestern Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47906 (United States)
  • 3. Institute fuer Theoretische Physik, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitaet, Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

Description

In an earlier work [P. Huovinen and D. Molnar, Phys. Rev. C 79, 014906 (2009) [(arXiv:0808.0953 [nucl-th])]] we established that causal Israel-Stewart viscous hydrodynamics is only accurate in RHIC applications at very low shear viscosities 4πηs/s≤1.5-2. We show here that the region of applicability is significantly reduced if bulk viscosity plays a role in the dynamics.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2009.10.104

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2009.10.104;
arXiv
arXiv:0907.5014v2;
PII
S0375-9474(09)00759-3;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. A
Journal Volume
830
Journal Issue
1-4
Journal Page Range
p. 475c-478c
ISSN
0375-9474
CODEN
NUPABL

Conference

Title
21. international conference on ultrarelativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions
Acronym
Quark Matter 2009
Dates
30 Mar - 4 Apr 2009
Place
Knoxville, TN (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41079967
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BROOKHAVEN RHIC; HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; LIMITING VALUES; SIMULATION; VISCOSITY
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; HEAVY ION ACCELERATORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; STATISTICAL MODELS; STORAGE RINGS; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL

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