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On the effective inertial mass density of a dissipative fluid

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2008-11-26 v1 Astrophysics Condensed Matter Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

It is shown that the effective inertial mass density of a dissipative fluid just after leaving the equilibrium, on a time scale of the order of relaxation time, reduces by a factor which depends on dissipative variables. Prospective applications of this result to cosmological and astrophysical scenarios are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0112010,
  title  = {On the effective inertial mass density of a dissipative fluid},
  author = {L. Herrera},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0112010},
  year   = {2008}
}

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10 pages Latex, to appear in Phys. Lett. A