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Hydrodynamical evolution of dissipative QGP fluid

A. K. Chaudhuri, U. Heinz

nucl-tharXiv:nucl-th/0504022

Abstract

In the framework of the Mueller-Israel-Stewart theory of dissipative fluid dynamics, we have studied the space-time evolution of a QGP fluid. For simplicity, we have considered shear viscosity only and neglected bulk viscosity and heat conductivity. Shear viscosity opposes the expansion and cooling of the fluid. As a result, the lifetime of the fluid is extended. We also find that the parton pT distribution is considerably flattened.

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