arXiv · 1611.00846
Rapidity correlations test stochastic hydrodynamics
Abstract
We show that measurements of the rapidity dependence of transverse momentum correlations can be used to determine the characteristic time $\tau_{\pi}$ that dictates the rate of isotropization of the stress energy tensor, as well as the shear viscosity $\nu = \eta/sT$. We formulate methods for computing these correlations using second order dissipative hydrodynamics with noise. Current data are consistent with $\tau_{\pi}/\nu \sim 10$ but targeted measurements can improve this precision.
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Christopher Zin, Sean Gavin, George Moschelli. 2016-11-02. Rapidity correlations test stochastic hydrodynamics. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596%2F832%2F1%2F012043
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