Damping of sound waves by bulk viscosity in reacting gases
Abstract
The very long standing problem of sound waves propagation in fluids is reexamined. In particular, from the analysis of the wave damping in reacting gases following the work of Einsten Ein, it is found that the damping due to the chemical reactions occurs nonetheless the second (bulk) viscosity introduced by Landau \& Lifshitz LL86 is zero. The simple but important case of a recombining Hydrogen plasma is examined.
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