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arxiv: 1604.05291 · v3 · pith:KMMKPVKTnew · submitted 2016-04-18 · ✦ hep-th · hep-ph· nucl-th· physics.flu-dyn

A Lagrangian formulation of relativistic Israel-Stewart hydrodynamics

classification ✦ hep-th hep-phnucl-thphysics.flu-dyn
keywords termsisrael-stewarthydrodynamicsincludeinclusionlagrangianrelativisticshear
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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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