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Nuclear Physics Special Mini Lecture series - Paul Romatschke (University of Colorado) Relativistic Fluid Dynamics Out of Equilibrium

Paul Romatschke (University of Colorado) 10/28 -11/1 Nuclear Physics Mini Lecture series speaker
October 28, 2019
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
10/28 in 1080 PRB, 10/29 in 1080 PRB, 10/30 in 1080 PRB, 10/31 in 1080 PRB, 11/1 in 4138 PRB

October 29, 2019
12:45 pm - 2:15 pm
10/28 in 1080 PRB, 10/29 in 1080 PRB, 10/30 in 1080 PRB, 10/31 in 1080 PRB, 11/1 in 4138 PRB

October 30, 2019
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
10/28 in 1080 PRB, 10/29 in 1080 PRB, 10/30 in 1080 PRB, 10/31 in 1080 PRB, 11/1 in 4138 PRB

October 31, 2019
12:45 pm - 2:15 pm
10/28 in 1080 PRB, 10/29 in 1080 PRB, 10/30 in 1080 PRB, 10/31 in 1080 PRB, 11/1 in 4138 PRB

November 1, 2019
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
10/28 in 1080 PRB, 10/29 in 1080 PRB, 10/30 in 1080 PRB, 10/31 in 1080 PRB, 11/1 in 4138 PRB

In standard textbooks, fluid dynamics is often introduced as a near-equilibrium approximation to classical kinetic theory. Recent advances, both in theory for out-of-equilibrium quantum field theories and experimental data from high energy colliders, have taught us that the textbooks are wrong: fluid dynamics quantitatively applies in out-of-equilibrium, and highly quantum-mechanical, situations. In these lectures, I will discuss how modern out-of-equilibrium fluid dynamics is set up, how it relates to familiar microscopic approaches such as kinetic theory and gauge/gravity duality, and how and when it breaks down. If time allows, I'll also mention hydrodynamics result for high-energy nuclear collisions at the LHC as an application of this out-of-equilibrium fluid dynamics framework.