Nuclear
Physics Colloquium
Location:
Institute of Theoretical Physics, Max-von-Laue-Str. 1,
Serminar Room PHYS 2.116
Time: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 4:30-5:30pm(plus 10min for
discussion)
Contact: hees@fias.uni-frankfurt.de
A Better Hydrodynamics
From Kinetic Theory
Wolfgang Bauer
(Michigan State University)
This
presentation will show evidence that kinetic theory based approaches can
pass all standard tests for hydrodynamics applications in the limit of
short mean free path. This implies that kinetic theory can be used in
all instances where hydrodynamics is currently the state of the art.
In addition, our approach can also treat cases with Knudsen
numbers outside the traditional range of applicability of hydrodynamics.
I will discuss specific cases from ultra-relativistic heavy ion
collisions, supernova explosions, and inertial confinement fusion.