Discontinuities in Relativistic Hydrodynamics Across Space-like and Time-like Hypersurfaces

2000/09/12 by K. A. Bugaev, M. I. Gorenstein, W. Greiner
Physics and Astronomy · #nucl-th

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published as Heavy Ion Phys. 10 (1999) 333-343 · 11 pages, Proceedings of Conference ``Non-Euclidean Geometry in Modern Physics'', Nyiregyha'za, Hungary, July 7-10, 1999

arxiv created 2000/09/12 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01

Abstract

Discontinuities in relativistic hydrodynamics - shock waves and freeze-out shocks - are considered across both space-like and time-like hypersurfaces. We analyze the peculiar features of the freeze-out discontinuities and their connection to the shock-wave phenomena.

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