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Rotational Viscosity in Linear Irreversible Thermodynamics and its Application to Neutron Stars

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Published/Copyright: June 1, 2005
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Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics
From the journal Volume 26 Issue 3

Abstract

A generalized analysis of the local entropy production of a simple fluid is used to show that, if intrinsic angular momentum is taken into account, rotational viscosity must arise in the linear non-equilibrium regime. As a consequence, the stress tensor of dense rotating matter, such as the one present in neutron stars, posseses a significant non-vanishing antisymmetrical part. A simple argument suggests that, due to the extreme magnetic fields present in neutron stars, the relaxation time associated to rotational viscosity is large (∼1021). The formalism leads to generalized Navier-Stokes equations useful in neutron star physics which involve vorticity in the linear regime.

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Published Online: 2005-06-01
Published in Print: 2001-09-11

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https://doi.org/10.1515/JNETDY.2001.019

Articles in the same Issue

  1. The Rate of Entropy Change: Gravitational Effects
  2. A Nonequilibrium Evolution Criterion for Electromagnetic Bodies
  3. On the Mathematical Structure of Thermodynamics with Internal Variables
  4. Marangoni Instabilities In A Two Layer Fluid System
  5. Thermodynamic Transformations in Magnetically Polarizable Undeformable Media
  6. Rotational Viscosity in Linear Irreversible Thermodynamics and its Application to Neutron Stars
  7. Fluctuating Hydrodynamics and Irreversible Thermodynamics
  8. Effect of Heat Transfer Law on the Performance of a Generalized Irreversible Carnot Refrigerator
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