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Thermodynamics of viscoelastic rate-type fluids with stress diffusion
We propose thermodynamically consistent models for viscoelastic fluids with a
stress diffusion term. In particular, we derive variants of
compressible/incompressible Maxwell/Oldroyd-B models with a stress diffusion
term in the evolution equation for the extra stress tensor. It is shown that
the stress diffusion term can be interpreted either as a consequence of a
nonlocal energy storage mechanism or as a consequence of a nonlocal entropy
production mechanism, while different interpretations of the stress diffusion
mechanism lead to different evolution equations for the temperature. The
benefits of the knowledge of the thermodynamical background of the derived
models are documented in the study of nonlinear stability of equilibrium rest
states. The derived models open up the possibility to study fully coupled
thermomechanical problems involving viscoelastic rate-type fluids with stress
diffusion.Comment: The benefits of the knowledge of the thermodynamical background of
the derived models are now documented in the study of nonlinear stability of
equilibrium rest state
Graviton propagators in AdS beyond GR: heat kernel approach
We present a new covariant method of construction of the (position space)
graviton propagators in the -dimensional (Euclidean) anti-de Sitter
background for any gravitational theory with the Lagrangian that is an analytic
expression in the metric, curvature, and covariant derivative. We show that the
graviton propagators (in Landau gauge) for all such theories can be expressed
using the heat kernels for scalars and symmetric transverse-traceless rank-2
tensors on the hyperbolic -space. The latter heat kernels are constructed
explicitly and shown to be directly related to the former if an improved
bi-scalar representation is used. Our heat kernel approach is first tested on
general relativity, where we find equivalent forms of the graviton propagators.
Then it is used to obtain explicit expressions for graviton propagators for
various higher-derivative as well as infinite-derivative/nonlocal theories of
gravity. As a by-product, we also provide a new derivation of the equivalent
action (correcting a mistake in the original derivation) and an extension of
the quadratic action to arbitrary dimensions.Comment: 35 page
Infinite derivative gravity resolves nonscalar curvature singularities
We explicitly demonstrate that the nonlocal ghost-free ultraviolet
modification of general relativity (GR) known as the infinite derivative
gravity (IDG) resolves nonscalar curvature singularities in exact solutions of
the full theory. We analyze exact pp-wave solutions of GR and IDG describing
gravitational waves generated by null radiation. Curvature of GR and IDG
solutions with the same energy-momentum tensor is compared in
parallel-propagated frames along timelike and null geodesics at finite values
of the affine parameter. While the GR pp-wave solution contains a physically
problematic nonscalar curvature singularity at the location of the source, the
curvature of its IDG counterpart is finite.Comment: 5 pages, 1 figur
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