1302.0697 (Michal P. Heller et al.)

On the character of hydrodynamic gradient expansion in gauge theory
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Michal P. Heller, Romuald A. Janik, Przemyslaw Witaszczyk

We utilize the fluid-gravity duality to investigate large order behavior of hydrodynamic gradient expansion of the dynamics of a gauge theory plasma system. This corresponds to the inclusion of dissipative terms and transport coefficients of very high order. Using the dual gravity description, we calculate numerically the form of the stress tensor for a boost-invariant flow in a hydrodynamic expansion up to terms with 240 derivatives. We observe a factorial growth of gradient contributions at large orders, which indicates a zero radius of convergence of the hydrodynamic series. Furthermore, we identify the leading singularity in the Borel transform of the hydrodynamic energy density with the lowest non-hydrodynamic excitation corresponding to a `non-hydrodynamic' quasinormal mode on the gravity side.

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