Short colloidal chains are simulated by the slithering-snake-algorithm on a simple cubic lattice. The dipole character of the colloidal particles leads to a long range dipole-dipole interaction. The solvent is simulated by the nearest neighbor Ising model. The aligning of the dipoles under a magnetic field gives rise to the chains to align on their part with the field direction.
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0501424,
title = {Simulation of colloidal chain movements under a magnetic field},
author = {Mareike Grunzel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0501424},
year = {2015}
}