24–31 Jul 2009
Wayne State University
US/Eastern timezone

Bjorken hydrodynamics from an AdS Schwarzschild black hole

31 Jul 2009, 15:00
20m
Wayne State University

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
Field and String Theory String & Field Theory

Speaker

Mr James Alsup (University of Tennessee)

Description

We discuss the derivation of dissipative Bjorken hydrodynamics from a Schwarzschild black hole in asymptotically AdS spacetime of arbitrary dimension in the limit of large longitudinal proper time $\tau$. Using an appropriate slicing near the boundary, we calculate the Schwarzschild metric to next-to-next-to-leading order in the large $\tau$ expansion as well as the dual stress-energy tensor on the boundary via holographic renormalization. At next-to-next-to-leading order, it is necessary to perturb the Schwarzschild metric in order to maintain boost invariance. The perturbation has a power law time dependence and leads to the same value of the ratio of viscosity to entropy density, $1/(4\pi)$, as in the case of sinusoidal perturbations. Our results are in agreement with known time-dependent asymptotic solutions of the Einstein equations in five dimensions.

Author

Mr James Alsup (University of Tennessee)

Co-author

Prof. George Siopsis (University of Tennessee)

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