Symmetry constraints on generalizations of Bjorken flow

Steven S. Gubser

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Abstract

I explain a generalization of Bjorken flow where the medium has finite transverse size and expands both radially and along the beam axis. If one assumes that the equations of viscous hydrodynamics can be used, with p=/3 and zero bulk viscosity, then the flow I describe can be developed into an exact solution of the relativistic Navier-Stokes equations. The local four-velocity in the flow is entirely determined by the assumption of symmetry under a subgroup of the conformal group.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number085027
JournalPhysical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume82
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 26 2010

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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