The quantum mechanics of viscosity
Kostya Trachenko, V. V. Brazhkin
Abstract
Although a liquid’s viscosity depends strongly on temperature and pressure, its minimum value is fixed by fundamental physical constants.
Topics & Concepts
ViscosityTemperature dependence of liquid viscosityThermodynamicsQuantumPhysical constantPhysicsValue (mathematics)Classical mechanicsQuantum mechanicsRelative viscosityMathematicsStatisticsHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchQuantum, superfluid, helium dynamicsQuantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect