Flux corrected transport applied to hydrodynamics for heavy ion collisions

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dc.contributor.advisorCleymans, Jeanen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorMuronga, Azwinndinien_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAdams, Rory Montagueen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T20:03:34Z
dc.date.available2014-08-13T20:03:34Z
dc.date.issued2008en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p.145-154).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis presents FCTHydro, a ROOT package, and its application to hydrodynamic simulations through the packages RelHydro and Nonideal xy. These packages aim to provide the broader heavy ion collision community with access to hydrodynamic simulation software which is now accessible from within the primary analysis framework, ROOT. Tests are performed and show how well the high-order, monotone, conservative, positivity preserving routines within FCTHydro simulate hydrodynamic systems with harsh initial conditions. RelHydro illustrates the application of FCTHydro to relativistic systems and Nonideal xy the application to causal non-ideal hydrodynamic systems. Nonideal xy is also used to obtain a first order understanding of the effects of the relaxation times in causal non-ideal hydrodynamics. In addition, a semi-analytic solution for the particle rapidity spectra obtained by combining Landau hydrodynamics and the Cooper-Frye freezeout formalism is given. The results are compared with the Landau Gaussian and a known approximation for midrapidies. The Landau Gaussian provides the best approximation to experimental data. Furthermore, the chemical freezeout results for preliminary data from AGS for central Au-Au collisions at nominal beam energies 2, 4, 6 and 8 AGeV are shown to agree with the E/N = 1 GeV freezeout criteria. These data allow access to a previously unexplored region in the T-μB phase space.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationAdams, R. M. (2008). <i>Flux corrected transport applied to hydrodynamics for heavy ion collisions</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6521en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAdams, Rory Montague. <i>"Flux corrected transport applied to hydrodynamics for heavy ion collisions."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6521en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAdams, R. 2008. Flux corrected transport applied to hydrodynamics for heavy ion collisions. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Adams, Rory Montague AB - This thesis presents FCTHydro, a ROOT package, and its application to hydrodynamic simulations through the packages RelHydro and Nonideal xy. These packages aim to provide the broader heavy ion collision community with access to hydrodynamic simulation software which is now accessible from within the primary analysis framework, ROOT. Tests are performed and show how well the high-order, monotone, conservative, positivity preserving routines within FCTHydro simulate hydrodynamic systems with harsh initial conditions. RelHydro illustrates the application of FCTHydro to relativistic systems and Nonideal xy the application to causal non-ideal hydrodynamic systems. Nonideal xy is also used to obtain a first order understanding of the effects of the relaxation times in causal non-ideal hydrodynamics. In addition, a semi-analytic solution for the particle rapidity spectra obtained by combining Landau hydrodynamics and the Cooper-Frye freezeout formalism is given. The results are compared with the Landau Gaussian and a known approximation for midrapidies. The Landau Gaussian provides the best approximation to experimental data. Furthermore, the chemical freezeout results for preliminary data from AGS for central Au-Au collisions at nominal beam energies 2, 4, 6 and 8 AGeV are shown to agree with the E/N = 1 GeV freezeout criteria. These data allow access to a previously unexplored region in the T-μB phase space. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 T1 - Flux corrected transport applied to hydrodynamics for heavy ion collisions TI - Flux corrected transport applied to hydrodynamics for heavy ion collisions UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6521 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6521
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAdams RM. Flux corrected transport applied to hydrodynamics for heavy ion collisions. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics, 2008 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6521en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Physicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPhysicsen_ZA
dc.titleFlux corrected transport applied to hydrodynamics for heavy ion collisionsen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
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