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Kinetic theory and fluid dynamics in very high energy nucleus-nucleus collisions

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The physics of the various regimes and non-equilibrium processes encountered in a central ultra-relativistic heavy ion collision, from the initial kinetic period, through the hydrodynamic phase, hadronization transition and eventual freezeout, are surveyed.

Research supported in part by NSF Grant DMR81-17182.

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  1. Loomis Laboratory of Physics, University of Illinois, 61801, Urbana, Illinois, USA

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Baym, G. (1985). Kinetic theory and fluid dynamics in very high energy nucleus-nucleus collisions. In: Kajantie, K. (eds) Quark Matter '84. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 221. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-15183-4_24

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