We present a numerical study of shear viscosity and thermal conductivity of symmetric nuclear matter, pure neutron matter, and $\beta$-stable nuclear matter, in the framework of the Brueckner theory. The calculation of in-medium cross sections and nucleon effective masses is performed with a consistent two- and three-body interaction. The investigation covers a wide baryon density range as needed in the applications to neutron stars. The results for the transport coefficients in $\beta$-stable nuclear matter are used to make preliminary predictions on the damping time scales of nonradial modes in neutron stars.

• Received 7 April 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.82.015805