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The ratio of apparent viscosity to effective viscosity, μapp/μeff, plotted as a function of Q* for (a) μ* = 0.125, (b) 0.25, (c) 4, (d) 8. R* = 0.4. Calculated data points are shown as triangles or diamonds. Upper and lower bounds are indicated by a thin solid line.