Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-02-27
J. Non-Eq. Thermodyn. 26 (2001) 269-277
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
6 pages Revtex; to appear J. Nonequilibrium Thermo
Scientific paper
A generalized analysis of the local entropy production of a simple fluid is used to show that, if intrinsic angular momentum is taken into account, rotational viscosity must arise in the linear non-equilibrium regime. As a consequence, the stress tensor of dense rotating matter, such as the one present in neutron stars, posseses a significant non-vansishing antisymmetrical part. A simple argument suggests that, due to the extreme magnetic fields present in neutron stars, the relaxation time associated to rotational viscosity is large (approx 10^{21} s). The formalism leads to generalized Navier-Stokes equations useful in neutron star physics which involve vorticity in the linear regime.
Garcia-Colin LS
Garcia-Perciante Ana
Sandoval-Villalbazo Alfredo
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