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Relativistic Shock Waves in Viscous Gluon Matter

Relativistic Shock Waves in Viscous Gluon Matter

We solve the relativistic Riemann problem in viscous gluon matter employing a microscopic parton cascade. We demonstrate the transition from ideal to viscous shock waves by varying the shear viscosity to entropy density ratio eta/s from zero to infinity. We show that an eta/s ratio larger than 0.2 prevents the …