A Fluctuation Theory of Liquid-Phase Solutions: Shear Viscosity

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Main Authors: Budkov, Yury A., Kalikin, Nikolai N., Brandyshev, Petr E.
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Published: 2025
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author Budkov, Yury A.
Kalikin, Nikolai N.
Brandyshev, Petr E.
author_facet Budkov, Yury A.
Kalikin, Nikolai N.
Brandyshev, Petr E.
contents Accurately describing liquids and their mixtures beyond equilibrium remains a significant challenge in modern chemical physics and physical chemistry, especially regarding the calculation of transport properties in liquid-phase systems. This paper introduces a phenomenological nonequilibrium theory specifically designed for multicomponent liquid-phase solutions. Our field-theoretical framework, rooted in nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, incorporates quasi-stationary concentration fluctuations that align with equilibrium liquid theory as described by classical density functional theory. This method serves as a phenomenological extension of the established Dean-Kawasaki stochastic density functional theory, enabling the computation of shear viscosity. We apply our approach to derive general formula for the shear viscosity in single-solute solutions. Our findings yield new results and successfully reproduce previously established results for such systems as solutions containing soft-core particles, hard spheres, one-component plasma, and near-critical solutions.
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spellingShingle A Fluctuation Theory of Liquid-Phase Solutions: Shear Viscosity
Budkov, Yury A.
Kalikin, Nikolai N.
Brandyshev, Petr E.
Soft Condensed Matter
Accurately describing liquids and their mixtures beyond equilibrium remains a significant challenge in modern chemical physics and physical chemistry, especially regarding the calculation of transport properties in liquid-phase systems. This paper introduces a phenomenological nonequilibrium theory specifically designed for multicomponent liquid-phase solutions. Our field-theoretical framework, rooted in nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, incorporates quasi-stationary concentration fluctuations that align with equilibrium liquid theory as described by classical density functional theory. This method serves as a phenomenological extension of the established Dean-Kawasaki stochastic density functional theory, enabling the computation of shear viscosity. We apply our approach to derive general formula for the shear viscosity in single-solute solutions. Our findings yield new results and successfully reproduce previously established results for such systems as solutions containing soft-core particles, hard spheres, one-component plasma, and near-critical solutions.
title A Fluctuation Theory of Liquid-Phase Solutions: Shear Viscosity
topic Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.10303