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Density-weighted mean kinematic viscosity (νˉ=Σ−1∫ρνdz)

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For a vertically stratified accretion disk with surface density Σ=∫ρdz, the density-weighted mean kinematic viscosity is νˉ=Σ−1∫ρνdz. In an alpha disk with ν=αp/(ρΩ), this becomes νˉ=α(ΣΩ)−1∫pdz.
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