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Conservative 3+1 General Relativistic Boltzmann Equation...

by Christian Y Cardall, Eirik Endeve, Anthony Mezzacappa
Publication Type
Journal
Journal Name
Physical Review D
Publication Date
Page Number
023011
Volume
88
Issue
2

We present a new derivation of the conservative form of the general relativistic Boltzmann equation and specialize it to the 3+1 metric.
The resulting transport equation is intended for use in simulations involving numerical relativity, particularly in the absence of spherical symmetry.
The independent variables are lab frame coordinate basis spacetime position components and comoving frame curvilinear momentum space coordinates.
With an eye towards astrophysical applications---such as core-collapse supernovae and compact object mergers---in which the fluid includes nuclei and/or nuclear matter at finite temperature, and in which the transported particles are neutrinos, we examine the relationship between lepton number and four-momentum exchange between neutrinos and the fluid.