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Shear viscosity of two-dimensional Yukawa systems in liquid state

Soft Condensed Matter 2011-07-19 v1

Abstract

The shear viscosity of a two-dimensional (2D) liquid was calculated using equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations with a Yukawa potential. The shear viscosity has a minimum, at a Coulomb coupling parameter of about 17, arising from the temperature dependence of the kinetic and potential contributions. Previous calculations of 2D viscosity were less extensive, and for a different potential. The stress autocorrelation function was found to decay rapidly, contrary to some earlier work. These results are useful for 2D condensed matter systems and are compared to a recent dusty plasma experiment.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0502009,
  title  = {Shear viscosity of two-dimensional Yukawa systems in liquid state},
  author = {Bin Liu and J. Goree},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0502009},
  year   = {2011}
}

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