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Simple solutions of relativistic hydrodynamics for longitudinally and cylindrically expanding systems

T. Csorgo, F. Grassi, Y. Hama, T. Kodama

nucl-tharXiv:nucl-th/0305059

Abstract

Simple, self-similar, analytic solutions of 1 + 1 dimensional relativistic hydrodynamics are presented, generalizing the Hwa - Bjorken boost-invariant solution to inhomogeneous rapidity distributions. These solutions are generalized also to 1 + 3 dimensional, cylindrically symmetric firetubes, corresponding to central collisions of heavy ions at relativistic bombarding energies.

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