Relativistic hydrodynamics with spinodal decomposition
Joseph Kapusta, Mayank Singh, Thomas Welle
公開日: 2025/9/30
Abstract
We introduce the equations of relativistic hydrodynamics that incorporate phase separation via spinodal decomposition. These equations consider surface effects between the two phases and are applicable for simulating intermediate-energy heavy-ion collisions and binary neutron star mergers, where a first-order phase transition is expected. We solve these equations in the context of Bjorken flow, which offers the relevant geometric framework for ion collisions.