Relativistic Bulk Rheology: From Neutron Star Mergers to Viscous Cosmology

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Main Authors: Gavassino, Lorenzo, Noronha, Jorge
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Published: 2023
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author Gavassino, Lorenzo
Noronha, Jorge
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Noronha, Jorge
contents We develop the first causal and stable theory of a bulk-viscous relativistic pseudoplastic (or dilatant) fluid. This new formalism brings to light the rheological properties of several relativistic physical systems. Neutron star collisions can behave as a relativistic pseudoplastic material with viscous properties dictated by the non-conservation of lepton currents due to weak decay. Two-temperature relativistic plasmas, such as those surrounding supermassive galactic black holes, are predominantly pseudoplastic. Our framework can also be employed to construct novel viscous models for the evolution of the Universe with pseudoplastic or dilatant features.
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spellingShingle Relativistic Bulk Rheology: From Neutron Star Mergers to Viscous Cosmology
Gavassino, Lorenzo
Noronha, Jorge
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Nuclear Theory
We develop the first causal and stable theory of a bulk-viscous relativistic pseudoplastic (or dilatant) fluid. This new formalism brings to light the rheological properties of several relativistic physical systems. Neutron star collisions can behave as a relativistic pseudoplastic material with viscous properties dictated by the non-conservation of lepton currents due to weak decay. Two-temperature relativistic plasmas, such as those surrounding supermassive galactic black holes, are predominantly pseudoplastic. Our framework can also be employed to construct novel viscous models for the evolution of the Universe with pseudoplastic or dilatant features.
title Relativistic Bulk Rheology: From Neutron Star Mergers to Viscous Cosmology
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.04119