Viscosity of the magnetized strongly coupled one-component plasma

Brett Scheiner and Scott D. Baalrud
Phys. Rev. E 102, 063202 – Published 3 December 2020

Abstract

The viscosity tensor of the magnetized one-component plasma, consisting of five independent shear viscosity coefficients, a bulk viscosity coefficient, and a cross coefficient, is computed using equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations and the Green-Kubo relations. A broad range of Coulomb coupling and magnetization strength conditions are studied. Magnetization is found to strongly influence the shear viscosity coefficients when the gyrofrequency exceeds the Coulomb collision frequency. Three regimes are identified as the Coulomb coupling strength and magnetization strength are varied. The Green-Kubo relations are used to separate kinetic and potential energy contributions to each viscosity coefficient, showing how each contribution depends upon the magnetization strength. The shear viscosity coefficient associated with the component of the pressure tensor parallel to the magnetic field, and the two coefficients associated with the component perpendicular to the magnetic field, are all found to merge to a common value at strong Coulomb coupling.

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  • Received 16 July 2020
  • Accepted 10 November 2020
  • Corrected 15 December 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.102.063202

©2020 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Plasma PhysicsStatistical Physics & Thermodynamics

Corrections

15 December 2020

Correction: Minor errors in Eq. (4) introduced during the production process have been fixed.

Authors & Affiliations

Brett Scheiner*

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA

Scott D. Baalrud

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA

  • *bss@lanl.gov

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Vol. 102, Iss. 6 — December 2020

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