Rheological effects in the linear response and spontaneous fluctuations of a sheared granular gas
arXiv:1212.3937 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.86.061308
Abstract
The decay of a small homogeneous perturbation of the temperature of a dilute granular gas in the steady uniform shear flow state is investigated. Using kinetic theory based on the inelastic Boltzmann equation, a closed equation for the decay of the perturbation is derived. The equation involves the generalized shear viscosity of the gas in the time-dependent shear flow state, and therefore it predicts relevant rheological effects beyond the quasi-elastic limit. A good agreement is found when comparing the theory with molecular dynamics simulation results. Moreover, the Onsager postulate on the regression of fluctuations is fulfilled.
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