Shear Viscosity: Boundary-Driven Algorithm

• Homogeneous algorithm for boundary-driven shear is possible

  • unique to shear viscosity

• Lees-Edwards shearing periodic boundaries (sliding brick)

  • Image cells in plane above and below central cell move
  • Image velocity given by shear rate
  • Peculiar velocity of all images equal

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