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The Quantum Viscosity Bound In Lovelock Gravity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2010-04-30 v4

Abstract

Based on the finite-temperature AdS/CFT correspondence, we calculate the ratio of shear viscosity to entropy density in any Lovelock theories to any order. Our result shows that any Lovelock correction terms except the Gauss-Bonnet term have no contribution to the value of η/s\eta/s. This result is consistent with that of Brustein and Medved's prediction.

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@article{arxiv.0910.0607,
  title  = {The Quantum Viscosity Bound In Lovelock Gravity},
  author = {Fu-Wen Shu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0910.0607},
  year   = {2010}
}

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