Published February 8, 2007 | Version v1
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The shear viscosity of gauge theory plasma with chemical potentials

Creators

  • 1. Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B7 (Canada)
  • 2. Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B7 (Canada) and Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Ontario N2J 2W9 (Canada)
  • 3. Physics Department, Taras Shevchenko Kiev National University, Prosp. Glushkova 6, Kiev 03022 (Ukraine)

Description

We consider strongly coupled gauge theory plasma with conserved global charges that allow for a dual gravitational description. We study the shear viscosity of the gauge theory plasma in the presence of chemical potentials for these charges. Using gauge theory/string theory correspondence we prove that at large 't Hooft coupling the ratio of the shear viscosity to the entropy density is universal

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2006.12.030;
arXiv
arXiv:hep-th/0610145v1;
PII
S0370-2693(06)01573-5;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
645
Journal Issue
2-3
Journal Page Range
p. 309-313
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39018498
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
ENTROPY; GAUGE INVARIANCE; PLASMA; POTENTIALS; STRING MODELS; STRING THEORY
Descriptors DEC
COMPOSITE MODELS; EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; M-THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; QUARK MODEL; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES

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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.