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Relativistic transport near moving interfaces

L. Gavassino

Phys. Rev. D - Accepted 1 October, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/6ldz-p4s1

Abstract

We study linear disturbances localized near planar surfaces moving at constant velocity v in relativistic media. Depending on the physical setting, the surface may represent a moving obstacle, a thermal boundary, or an external source, providing a unified description of boundary layers, wakes, and the asymptotic tails of shock waves. The central result is a propagator representation of the interface solution that yields a geometric characterization of these phenomena. Using a Laplace-transform formulation, we show that the solution is a superposition of modes with purely imaginary frequency and wavenumber. For a given interface velocity, the admissible modes are selected by the line iω=vik in the {iω,ik} plane. As v varies, this line sweeps across the spectrum, providing a unified geometric description of interface-localized solutions for arbitrary interface velocities. We illustrate the formalism with applications to relativistic hydrodynamics and kinetic theory.

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