Abstract
The shear viscosity η is calculated in rapidly quenched states of a model of liquid rubidium by the molecular dynamics method. During the rapid-quenching process, η is propotional to k T / D (Stokes' law) down to about one third of the melting point T m , while the proportionality does not hold at lower temperatures. The change of the slope of ln η vs 1/ T suggests a structural change from supercooled liquid to a glassy state around T m /3, which is consistent with the results of molecular dynamics calculations of the structure. The value of η is obtained as 0.58 cP just above T m and reaches to 14.6 cP in the final quenched state around the liquid helium temperature.
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