Special Issue "Causal Relativistic Hydrodynamics for Viscous Fluids"
A special issue of Entropy (ISSN 1099-4300). This special issue belongs to the section "Statistical Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 October 2023 | Viewed by 1808
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nonequilibrium quantum field theory; relativistic and quantum hydrodynamics; relativistic and quantum kinetic theory; nonequilibrium phenomena in cosmology; quantum thermodynamics, including quantum work relations and quantum engines
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Stimulated by the application of relativistic heavy ion collisions and new theoretical developments, such as the derivation of hydrodynamics from holography, the field of relativistic real fluids has seen unprecedented activity in later years. We now have a consistent framework where relativistic viscous hydrodynamics is regarded as a low-energy effective theory enforcing relevant conservation laws, as well as the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Moreover, the solutions to this effective theory act as an attractor to the evolution of the system regarding less coarse-grained descriptions. As a consequence of these breakthroughs, the field of real relativistic hydrodynamics is now ready to face new challenges, particularly in applications to the physics of the Early Universe and compact astrophysical objects. These new problems will test the theory in a regime where strongly nonlinear phenomena, very far from equilibrium, such as turbulence and shock waves, are very much the center of attention. They will also highlight the interaction of real fluids with gauge and gravitational fields. While pure formal arguments will help to gain a foothold in these new fields, at some point, large-scale numerical simulations will be necessary for steady progress. The aim of this Special Issue is to offer a platform for the leaders in the field in recent years, for newcomers, and for people whose main interest lies not in relativistic hydrodynamics, but in fields where relativistic hydro is likely to make major contributions, to exchange views on the present state of the art, the main challenges confronting us, and the new applications ready to be explored.
Prof. Dr. Esteban Calzetta
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hydrodynamics
- relativity
- viscosity and entropy
- holographic fluid dynamics
- relativistic turbulence
- relativistic shock waves
- numerical real relativistic hydrodynamics
