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arxiv: 0809.4512 · v2 · submitted 2008-09-25 · ✦ hep-th · cond-mat.other· nlin.CD

Conformal Field Theory as Microscopic Dynamics of Incompressible Euler and Navier-Stokes Equations

classification ✦ hep-th cond-mat.othernlin.CD
keywords conformalfieldhydrodynamicsincompressibledynamicsequationequationseuler
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We consider the hydrodynamics of relativistic conformal field theories at finite temperature. We show that the limit of slow motions of the ideal hydrodynamics leads to the non-relativistic incompressible Euler equation. For viscous hydrodynamics we show that the limit of slow motions leads to the non-relativistic incompressible Navier-Stokes equation. We explain the physical reasons for the reduction and discuss the implications. We propose that conformal field theories provide a fundamental microscopic viewpoint of the equations and the dynamics governed by them.

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