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The behavior of the4He viscosity near the superfluid transition

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Measurements of the shear viscosity at saturated vapor pressure through the lambda transition indicate a singular behavior of the form |1 − (η/ηλ)|=Aε x, (where ε=|1−(T/T λ )|, with equal values for the critical exponent on both sides of the transition.

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  1. Istituto di Fisica, Università di Padova, Gruppo Nazionale Struttura della Materia, Padova, Italy

    L. Bruschi, G. Mazzi, M. Santini & G. Torzo

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Bruschi, L., Mazzi, G., Santini, M. et al. The behavior of the4He viscosity near the superfluid transition. J Low Temp Phys 29, 63–88 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00659089

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