A string-theory calculation of viscosity could have surprising applications

Physics Today

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 23-24

  Blau, Steven K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; FLUID MECHANICS; GAGES; GRAVITATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PLASMAS; QUANTUM THEORY; TENSORS;

GAUGE SYMMETRIES; GRAVITONS; SHEAR VISCOSITY; STRESS-ENERGY TENSOR;

VISCOSITY;

EID: 21244448398     PISSN: 00319228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1995735     Document Type: Review

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