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Macroscopic approximation to relativistic kinetic theory from a nonlinear closure

J. Peralta-Ramos, E. Calzetta

Published 2012-12-04, updated 2013-01-11Version 2

We use a macroscopic description of a system of relativistic particles based on adding a nonequilibrium tensor to the usual hydrodynamic variables. The nonequilibrium tensor is linked to relativistic kinetic theory through a nonlinear closure suggested by the Entropy Production Principle; the evolution equation is obtained by the method of moments, and together with energy-momentum conservation closes the system. Transport coefficients are chosen to reproduce second order fluid dynamics if gradients are small. We compare the resulting formalism to exact solutions of Boltzmann's equation in 0+1 dimensions and show that it tracks kinetic theory better than second order fluid dynamics.

Comments: v2: 6 two-column pages, 2 figures. Corrected typos and a numerical error, and added references
Journal: Phys. Rev. D 87, 034003 (2013)
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