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Derivation of a non-objective Oldroyd model from the Boltzmann equation

Statistical Mechanics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

I calculate the hydrodynamic limit of the BGK approximation of the Boltzmann equation for the case of a long stress relaxation time and find that the stress obeys a viscoelastic constitutive equation. The constitutive equation is different from standard constitutive equations used for polymeric liquids in that it is not ``objective'' because inertial effects are important. I calculate the exact solution for the stresses for simple shear flow and elongational flow.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0105067,
  title  = {Derivation of a non-objective Oldroyd model from the Boltzmann equation},
  author = {Alexander J. Wagner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0105067},
  year   = {2007}
}

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14 pages, 4 figures