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Title: Odd Viscosity and Odd Elasticity
Elasticity typically refers to a material's ability to store energy, whereas viscosity refers to a material's tendency to dissipate it. In this review, we discuss fluids and solids for which this is not the case. These materials display additional linear response coefficients known as odd viscosity and odd elasticity. We first introduce odd viscosity and odd elasticity from a continuum perspective, with an emphasis on their rich phenomenology, including transverse responses, modified dislocation dynamics, and topological waves. We then provide an overview of systems that display odd viscosity and odd elasticity. These systems range from quantum fluids and astrophysical gases to active and driven matter. Finally, we comment on microscopic mechanisms by which odd viscosity and odd elasticity arise.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2011854
PAR ID:
10418598
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics
Volume:
14
Issue:
1
ISSN:
1947-5454
Page Range / eLocation ID:
471 to 510
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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