From kinetic theory to dissipative fluid dynamics

✍ Scribed by B. Betz; D. Henkel; D.H. Rischke

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 392 KB
• Volume: 62
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0146-6410
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ppnp.2008.12.018

✦ Synopsis

We present the results of deriving the Israel-Stewart equations of relativistic dissipative fluid dynamics from kinetic theory via Grad's 14-moment expansion. Working consistently to second order in the Knudsen number, these equations contain several new terms which are absent in previous treatments.