Shear Viscosity of Two-Dimensional Yukawa Systems in the Liquid State

Bin Liu, J. Goree
2005 Physical Review Letters  
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
more » ... ults are useful for 2D condensed matter systems and are compared to a recent dusty plasma experiment.
doi:10.1103/physrevlett.94.185002 pmid:15904380 fatcat:sbvhac2xczbenbqml2egbpx3my