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Title: Shear-viscosity to entropy-density ratio from giant dipole resonances in hot nuclei

Journal Article · · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
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  1. Theoretical Nuclear Physics Laboratory, RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako City, 351-0198 Saitama (Japan) and Institute for Nuclear Science and Technique, Hanoi (Viet Nam)

The Green-Kubo relation and fluctuation-dissipation theorem are employed to calculate the shear viscosity {eta} of a finite hot nucleus directly from the width and energy of the giant dipole resonance (GDR) of this nucleus. The ratio {eta}/s of shear viscosity {eta} to entropy density s is extracted from the experimental systematics of the GDR in copper, tin, and lead isotopes at finite temperature T. These empirical results are then compared with the predictions by several independent models as well as with almost model-independent estimations. Based on these results, it is concluded that the ratio {eta}/s in medium and heavy nuclei decreases with increasing temperature T to reach (1.3--4)x({h_bar}/2{pi})/(4{pi}k{sub B}) at T=5 MeV.

OSTI ID:
21596740
Journal Information:
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Vol. 84, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.84.034309; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2813
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English