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Entropy Generation and the Survival of Protogalaxies in an Expanding Universe

Weinberg, Steven·1971·The Astrophysical Journal

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General formulae are derived for the bulk viscosity, shear viscosity, and heat transport due to radia tion, and for the damping rate of sound waves, in an imperfect relativistic fluid. These results are used to evaluate the cosmological entropy production associated with a nonvanishing mean free time of photons, neutrinos, or gravitons, and to calculate the rate of damping of protogalactic fluctuations in the period immediately prior to the recombination of hydrogen.

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Authors
Weinberg, S.
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Weinberg, Steven
Venue
The Astrophysical Journal
Published
1971-09
Volume
168
Pages
175
ISSN
  • 0004-637X (ISSN-L)
  • 1538-4357
OpenAlex
W2006497728
Cited by
734
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8.59
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journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Nuclear and High Energy Physics › Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
Keywords
entropy production, protogalaxies, cosmic expansion, bulk viscosity, shear viscosity, radiative heat transport, acoustic damping, mean free time, photon mean free path, neutrino mean free path, hydrogen recombination

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