Full 3+1 dimensional simulation of the relativistic Boltzmann equation

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dc.contributor.advisorPeshier, Andre
dc.contributor.authorGrunow, Ernst William
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-05T08:30:24Z
dc.date.available2021-08-05T08:30:24Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.updated2021-08-05T08:29:48Z
dc.description.abstractRelativistic hydrodynamics has been the tool of choice to simulate the dynamics of the quark-gluon plasma produced in heavy-ion collisions. Despite the success of hydrodynamics, it has several shortcomings stemming from the fact that it assumes a system close to equilibrium. An alternative to hydrodynamics is solving the Boltzmann equation, which describes the evolution of the full distribution function of the system without the close to equilibrium requirement. Large scale simulations using the Boltzmann equation, however, has hitherto proved computationally intractable due to their computational expense. By using a novel algorithm, and leveraging the computational power of graphical processor units, we numerically integrate the Boltzmann equation in the relaxation time approximation.
dc.identifier.apacitationGrunow, E. W. (2021). <i>Full 3+1 dimensional simulation of the relativistic Boltzmann equation</i>. (). ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33705en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGrunow, Ernst William. <i>"Full 3+1 dimensional simulation of the relativistic Boltzmann equation."</i> ., ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33705en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGrunow, E.W. 2021. Full 3+1 dimensional simulation of the relativistic Boltzmann equation. . ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33705en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Master Thesis AU - Grunow, Ernst William AB - Relativistic hydrodynamics has been the tool of choice to simulate the dynamics of the quark-gluon plasma produced in heavy-ion collisions. Despite the success of hydrodynamics, it has several shortcomings stemming from the fact that it assumes a system close to equilibrium. An alternative to hydrodynamics is solving the Boltzmann equation, which describes the evolution of the full distribution function of the system without the close to equilibrium requirement. Large scale simulations using the Boltzmann equation, however, has hitherto proved computationally intractable due to their computational expense. By using a novel algorithm, and leveraging the computational power of graphical processor units, we numerically integrate the Boltzmann equation in the relaxation time approximation. DA - 2021 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - physics LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2021 T1 - Full 3+1 dimensional simulation of the relativistic Boltzmann equation TI - Full 3+1 dimensional simulation of the relativistic Boltzmann equation UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33705 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/33705
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGrunow EW. Full 3+1 dimensional simulation of the relativistic Boltzmann equation. []. ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics, 2021 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33705en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Physics
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Science
dc.subjectphysics
dc.titleFull 3+1 dimensional simulation of the relativistic Boltzmann equation
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMSc
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