Asymptotic perfect fluid dynamics as a consequence of AdS/CFT correspondence

Journal Article · Wed Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2006 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.73.045013· OSTI ID:20776785

Janik, Romuald A ^[1]; Peschanski, Robi ^[2]

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1. Institute of Physics, Jagellonian University, Reymonta 4, 30-059 Cracow (Poland)
2. Service de Physique Theorique, CEA-Saclay, Unite de Recherche associee au CNRS, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex (France)

We study the dynamics of strongly interacting gauge-theory matter (modeling quark-gluon plasma) in a boost-invariant setting using the AdS/CFT correspondence. Using Fefferman-Graham coordinates and with the help of holographic renormalization, we show that perfect fluid hydrodynamics emerges at large times as the unique nonsingular asymptotic solution of the nonlinear Einstein equations in the bulk. The gravity dual can be interpreted as a black hole moving off in the fifth dimension. Asymptotic solutions different from perfect fluid behavior can be ruled out by the appearance of curvature singularities in the dual bulk geometry. Subasymptotic deviations from perfect fluid behavior remain possible within the same framework.

• OSTI ID: 20776785
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 73, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.73.045013; (c) 2006 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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