Abstract

Dispersion media formed by anisotropically polarizable particles suspended in nonconducting viscous fluid are considered. The particle anisotropy is set by a freezing-in unit vector; the particle shape is assumed to be close to spherical. A complete hydrodynamic model of such a medium is constructed. The expression for the free energy of a system is derived, and the laws governing the polarization of a dispersion medium and the relaxation of its anisotropy are revealed. The dependence of the effective viscosity of dispersion medium on the strength of an electric field during the flow in plane capillaries is determined.

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