Isotropic-nematic transition of self-propelled rods in three dimensions.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.98.012601
Abstract: 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… read more here.
Keywords: isotropic nematic; transition self; rods three; self propelled ... See more keywords