arXiv:hep-ph/0103066·v2·High Energy Physics — Phenomenology
Entropy Production in Relativistic Hydrodynamics
H.-Th. Elze🇺🇸 · J. Rafelski🇺🇸 · L. Turko🇺🇸
Abstract
The entropy production occurring in relativistic hydrodynamical systems such as the quark-gluon plasma (QGP) formed in high-energy nuclear collisions is explored. We study mechanisms which change the composition of the fluid, i.e. particle production and/or chemical reactions, along with chemo- and thermo-diffusion. These effects complement the conventional dissipative effects of shear viscosity, bulk viscosity, and heat conductivity.
Comments: 15 pages; LaTex. Accepted for publication in Physics Letters B. - Two typos corrected and one reference added