Monte Carlo simulations and dynamic field theory for suspended particles in liquids crystalline systems

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2444-2455

  Grollau, S ^a   Kim, E B ^a   Guzman O ^a   Abbott, N L ^a   De Pablo, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COLLOIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; FREE ENERGY; MOLECULES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SAMPLING; SUBSTRATES;

DYNAMIC FIELD THEORY; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE SYSTEM; SPHERICAL PARTICLE; SUSPENDED PARTICLE;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

EID: 0042206718     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1582843     Document Type: Article

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