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Hard biaxial ellipsoids revisited: numerical results

Soft Condensed Matter 2008-02-27 v1 Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

Monte Carlo simulations are performed for hard ellipsoids for a number of values of its semi-axes in the range c/a{0.1,10}c/a \in \{0.1,10\}. The isotropic phase results are compared to the Vega equation of state [Mol. Phys. {\bf 92} (1997) 651-665]. The position of the isotropic-nematic transition is also evaluated. The biaxial phase is seen to form only after the previous formation of a discotic phase.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0611360,
  title  = {Hard biaxial ellipsoids revisited: numerical results},
  author = {Carl McBride and Enrique Lomba},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0611360},
  year   = {2008}
}

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9 pages, 6 tables, 10 figures