Do cylinders exhibit a cubatic phase?
Soft Condensed Matter
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
We investigate the possibility that freely rotating cylinders with an aspect ratio exhibit a cubatic phase similar to the one found for a system of cut-spheres. We present theoretical arguments why a cubatic phase might occur in this particular system. Monte Carlo simulations do not confirm the existence of a cubatic phase for cylinders. However, they do reveal an unexpected phase behavior between the isotropic and crystalline phase.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9903324,
title = {Do cylinders exhibit a cubatic phase?},
author = {Ronald Blaak and Daan Frenkel and Bela M. Mulder},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9903324},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
24 pages, 12 figures, RevTex (Submitted to J. Chem. Phys.)