Normal mode analysis within relativistic massive transport

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Hauptverfasser: Lin, Xin, Sun, Qiu-Ze, Wu, Xin-Hui, Hu, Jin
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author Lin, Xin
Sun, Qiu-Ze
Wu, Xin-Hui
Hu, Jin
author_facet Lin, Xin
Sun, Qiu-Ze
Wu, Xin-Hui
Hu, Jin
contents In this paper, we address the normal mode analysis on the linearized Boltzmann equation for massive particles in the relaxation time approximation. One intriguing feature of massive transport is the coupling of the secular equations between the sound and heat channels. This coupling vanishes as the mass approaches zero. By utilizing the argument principle in complex analysis, we determine the existence condition for collective modes and find the onset transition behavior of collective modes previously observed in massless systems. We numerically determine the critical wavenumber for the existence of each mode under various values of the scaled mass. Within the range of scaled masses considered, the critical wavenumbers for the heat and shear channels decrease with increasing scaled mass, while that of the sound channel exhibits a non-monotonic dependence on the scaled mass. In addition, we analytically derive the dispersion relations for these collective modes in the long-wavelength limit. Notably, kinetic theory also incorporates collisionless dissipation effects, known as Landau damping. We find that the branch cut structure responsible for Landau damping differs significantly from the massless case: whereas the massless system features only two branch points, the massive system exhibits an infinite number of such points forming a continuous branch cut.
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spellingShingle Normal mode analysis within relativistic massive transport
Lin, Xin
Sun, Qiu-Ze
Wu, Xin-Hui
Hu, Jin
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Statistical Mechanics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Nuclear Theory
Plasma Physics
In this paper, we address the normal mode analysis on the linearized Boltzmann equation for massive particles in the relaxation time approximation. One intriguing feature of massive transport is the coupling of the secular equations between the sound and heat channels. This coupling vanishes as the mass approaches zero. By utilizing the argument principle in complex analysis, we determine the existence condition for collective modes and find the onset transition behavior of collective modes previously observed in massless systems. We numerically determine the critical wavenumber for the existence of each mode under various values of the scaled mass. Within the range of scaled masses considered, the critical wavenumbers for the heat and shear channels decrease with increasing scaled mass, while that of the sound channel exhibits a non-monotonic dependence on the scaled mass. In addition, we analytically derive the dispersion relations for these collective modes in the long-wavelength limit. Notably, kinetic theory also incorporates collisionless dissipation effects, known as Landau damping. We find that the branch cut structure responsible for Landau damping differs significantly from the massless case: whereas the massless system features only two branch points, the massive system exhibits an infinite number of such points forming a continuous branch cut.
title Normal mode analysis within relativistic massive transport
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Statistical Mechanics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Nuclear Theory
Plasma Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.04444