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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 364, 2026
XXXI International Conference on Ultra-Relativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions “Quark Matter 2025”
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| Article Number | 15001 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | QCD Phase Diagram & Critical Point | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202636415001 | |
| Published online | 17 April 2026 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202636415001
Relativistic hydrodynamics with spinodal decomposition
1 School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
2 Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, USA
3 Applied Research Associated, 8537 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC 27615, USA
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Published online: 17 April 2026
Abstract
We introduce the equations of relativistic hydrodynamics that incorporate phase separation via spinodal decomposition. These equations consider surface effects between the two phases and are applicable for simulating intermediate-energy heavy-ion collisions and binary neutron star mergers, where a first-order phase transition is expected. We solve these equations in the context of Bjorken flow, which offers the relevant geometric framework for ion collisions.
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