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hep-th2009★ 4 cited
From Thermodynamics to the Bound on Viscosity
Shahar Hod
We show that the generalized second law of thermodynamics may shed much light on the mysterious Kovtun-Son-Starinets (KSS) bound on the ratio of viscosity to entropy density. In pa…
hep-th2007★ 15 cited
Einstein-Yang-Mills Solitons: The Role of Gravity
Shahar Hod
The canonical Bartnik-McKinnon solitons are regular solutions of the coupled Einstein-Yang-Mills system in which gravity may balance the repulsive nature of the Yang-Mills field. W…