Two-dimensional electron hydrodynamics in a random array of impenetrable obstacles: Magnetoresistivity, Hall viscosity, and the Landauer dipole

We formulate a general framework to study the flow of the electron liquid in two dimensions past a random
array of impenetrable obstacles in the presence of a magnetic field. We derive a linear-response formula for
the resistivity tensor ˆρ in hydrodynamics with obstacles, which expresses ˆρ in terms of the vorticity and its
harmonic conjugate, both on the boundary of obstacles. In the limit of rare obstacles, in which we calculate
ˆρ, the contributions of the flow-induced electric field to the dissipative resistivity from the area covered by the
liquid and the area inside obstacles are shown to be equal to each other. We demonstrate that the averaged
electric fields outside and inside obstacles are rotated by Hall viscosity from the direction of flow. For the
diffusive boundary condition on the obstacles, this effect exactly cancels in ˆρ. By contrast, for the specular
boundary condition, the total electric field is rotated by Hall viscosity, which means the emergence of a
Hall-viscosity-induced effective—proportional to the obstacle density—magnetic field. Its effect on the Hall
resistivity is particularly notable in that it leads to a deviation of the Hall constant from its universal value.
... mehr
We show that the applied magnetic field enhances hydrodynamic lubrication, giving rise to a strong negative
magnetoresistance. We combine the hydrodynamic and electrostatic perspectives by discussing the distribution of
charges that create the flow-induced electric field around obstacles. We provide a connection between the tensor
ˆρ and the disorder-averaged electric dipole induced by viscosity at the obstacle. This establishes a conceptual
link between the resistivity in hydrodynamics with obstacles and the notion of the Landauer dipole. We show
that the viscosity-induced dipole is rotated from the direction of flow by Hall viscosity.