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In contradiction to the general behaviour of gases, the viscosity of helium has been found experimentally to show an initial decrease with increase of pressure. In this paper it has been suggested that association may account for this anomalous behaviour of helium.
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Chakraborti, P.K., Barua, A.K. On the anomalous pressure dependence of the viscosity of helium. Appl. Sci. Res. 14, 294–300 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00382252
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