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A Lagrangian formulation of relativistic Israel-Stewart hydrodynamics (1604.05291v3)
Published 18 Apr 2016 in hep-th, hep-ph, nucl-th, and physics.flu-dyn
Abstract: We rederive relativistic hydrodynamics as a Lagrangian effective theory using the doubled coordinates technique, allowing us to include dissipative terms. We include Navier-Stokes shear and bulk terms, as well as Israel-Stewart relaxation time terms, within this formalism. We show how the inclusion of shear viscosity, and the requirement of a bounded energy-momentum "vacuum", forces the inclusion of the Israel-Stewart term into the theory, thereby providing a justification for the origin and uniqueness of these terms.
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