Shear banding is spatial separation into regions with different local shear rates. In simple inertialess planar shear, equal shear stress can coexist with different rates when the homogeneous constitutive curve is nonmonotonic. Gradient terms and boundary conditions can determine the interface and selected stress; a local multivalued flow curve alone does not provide that selection. Shear banding need not be confused with the ordinary smooth shear-rate variation in a pressure-driven channel.
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