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Hall viscosity in systems with discrete symmetry: point group and lattice anisotropy

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Abstract

Inspired by recent experiments on graphene, we examine the non-dissipative viscoelastic response of anisotropic two-dimensional quantum systems. We pay particular attention to electron fluids with point group symmetries, and those with discrete translational symmetry. We extend the Kubo formalism for viscosity to systems with internal degrees of freedom and discrete translational symmetry, highlighting the importance of properly considering the role of internal angular momentum. We analyze the Hall components of the viscoelastic response tensor in systems with discrete point group symmetry, focusing on the hydrodynamic implications of the resulting forces. We show that though there are generally six Hall viscosities, there are only three independent contributions to the viscous force density. To compute these coefficients, we develop a framework to consistently write down the long-wavelength stress tensor and viscosity for multi-component systems, and apply our formalism to a few examples.

Presenters

  • Pranav Rao

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Authors

  • Pranav Rao

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Barry Bradlyn

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign