Isotropic-nematic transition of self-propelled rods in three dimensions
- Bott, Matthias Christian Soft Matter Theory, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
- Winterhalter, F. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
- Marechal, Matthieu Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
- Sharma, Abhinav Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden, Germany
- Brader, Joseph M. Soft Matter Theory, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
- Wittmann, René Soft Matter Theory, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
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09.07.2018
Published in:
- Physical Review E. - 2018, vol. 98, no. 1, p. 012601
English
Using overdamped Brownian dynamics simulations we investigate the isotropic- nematic (IN) transition of self-propelled rods in three spatial dimensions. For two well- known model systems (Gay-Berne potential and hard spherocylinders) we find that turning on activity moves to higher densities the phase boundary separating an isotropic phase from a (nonpolar) nematic phase. This active IN phase boundary is distinct from the boundary between isotropic and polar-cluster states previously reported in two-dimensional simulation studies and, unlike the latter, is not sensitive to the system size. We thus identify a generic feature of anisotropic active particles in three dimensions.
- Faculty
- Faculté des sciences et de médecine
- Department
- Département de Physique
- Language
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- English
- Classification
- Physics
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- License undefined
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- RERO DOC 322942
- DOI 10.1103/PhysRevE.98.012601
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/307163
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