Bulk viscosity of gauge theory plasma at strong coupling
High Energy Physics - Theory
2008-11-26 v2
Abstract
We propose a lower bound on bulk viscosity of strongly coupled gauge theory plasmas. Using explicit example of the N=2^* gauge theory plasma we show that the bulk viscosity remains finite at a critical point with a divergent specific heat. We present an estimate for the bulk viscosity of QGP plasma at RHIC.
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@article{arxiv.0708.3459,
title = {Bulk viscosity of gauge theory plasma at strong coupling},
author = {Alex Buchel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0708.3459},
year = {2008}
}
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5 pages, 4 figures