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Assuming gauge theory realization at the boundary, we show that the viscosity to entropy ratio is 1/(4π) where the bulk is represented by a large class of extremal black holes in anti-deSitter space. In particular, this class includes multiple R-charged black holes in various dimensions.
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Chakrabarti, S.K., Jain, S. & Mukherji, S. Viscosity to entropy ratio at extremality. J. High Energ. Phys. 2010, 68 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2010)068
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