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We use computer simulations to test a simple idea for mapping between long-time self diffusivities obtained from molecular and Brownian dynamics. The strategy we explore is motivated by the behavior of fluids comprising particles that…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2011-10-25 Mark J. Pond , Jeffrey R. Errington , Thomas M. Truskett

In this letter, we develop a mode-coupling theory for a class of nonlinear Langevin equations with multiplicative noise using a field theoretic formalism. These equations are simplified models of realistic colloidal suspensions. We prove…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-10 Kunimasa Miyazaki , David R. Reichman

Multiparticle collision dynamics (MPCD) enables to simulate fluid dynamics including both hydrodynamics and thermal fluctuations. Its main use concerns complex fluids, where the solvent interacts with concentrated solutes, may they be…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2020-02-03 Vincent Dahirel , Xudong Zhao , Baptiste Couet , Guillaume Batôt , Marie Jardat

We extend Mode-Coupling Theory (MCT) to inhomogeneous situations, relevant for supercooled liquid in pores, close to a surface, or in an external field. We compute the response of the dynamical structure factor to a static inhomogeneous…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-11 Giulio Biroli , Jean-Philippe Bouchaud , Kunimasa Miyazaki , David R. Reichman

The interfacial tension of a liquid droplet surrounded by another liquid in the presence of microscopic ions is studied as a function of the droplet radius. An analytical expression for the interfacial tension is obtained within a linear…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2011-09-14 Markus Bier , Joost de Graaf , Jos Zwanikken , Rene van Roij

Within the framework of V-T theory of monatomic liquid dynamics, an exact equation is derived for a general equilibrium time correlation function. The purely vibrational contribution to such a function expresses the system's motion in one…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 Eric D. Chisolm , Giulia De Lorenzi-Venneri , Duane C. Wallace

Self-consistent theory for concentrated electrolytes is developed. Oscillatory decay of the charge-charge correlation function with the decay length that shows perfect agreement with the experimentally discovered and so far unexplained…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2021-08-11 A. Ciach , O. Patsahan

In recent years, a number of dynamical density functional theories (DDFTs) have been developed for describing the dynamics of the one-body density of both colloidal and atomic fluids. In the colloidal case, the particles are assumed to have…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-08-10 A. J. Archer

We predict the thermodynamic behavior of bulk electrolytes from an ionic Hard-Core (HC) size-augmented self-consistent formalism incorporating asymmetrically the short- and long-range ion interactions via their virial and cumulant…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-01-07 Sahin Buyukdagli

We present a novel microfield approach for studying the dependence of the orientational polarization of the water in aqueous electrolyte solutions upon the salt concentration and temperature. The model takes into account the orientation of…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2016-07-15 Nir Gavish , Keith Promislow

We study the Brownian motion of a charged colloid, confined between two charged walls, for small separation between the colloid and the walls. The system is embedded in an ionic solution. The combined effect of electrostatic repulsion and…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2021-04-28 Y. Avni , S. Komura , D. Andelman

The article presents a comprehensive study of counterion dynamics around a generic linear polyelectrolyte (PE) chain with the help of coarse-grained computer simulations. The ion-chain coupling is discussed in the form of binding time,…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2022-04-13 Keerthi Radhakrishnan , Sunil P. Singh

In many physical systems, degrees of freedom are coupled \emph{via} hydrodynamic forces, even in the absence of Hamiltonian interactions. A particularly important and widespread example concerns the transport of microscopic particles in…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-02-11 Juliette Lacherez , Maxime Lavaud , Yacine Amarouchene , David S. Dean , Thomas Salez

Aging refers to the evolution of system properties with waiting time $t_w$. It is a key feature of glassy dynamics. Recent experiments have demonstrated aging in biological systems that are inherently active with a magnitude of…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2026-04-10 Soumitra Kolya , Nir S. Gov , Saroj Kumar Nandi

The paper presents a mean field theory of electrolyte solutions, extending the classical Debye-H\"{u}ckel-Onsager theory to provide a detailed description of the electrical conductivity in strong electrolyte solutions. The theory…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2024-09-27 N. N. Kalikin , Yu. A. Budkov

Brownian motion is essential for describing diffusion in systems ranging from simple to complex liquids. Unlike simple liquids, which consist of only a solvent, complex liquids, such as colloidal suspensions or the cytoplasm of a cell, are…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-02-27 Jeffrey C. Everts , Robert Hołyst , Karol Makuch

We study diffusion of small light particles in a solvent which consists of large heavy particles. The intermolecular interactions are chosen to approximately mimic a water-sucrose (or water-polysaccharide) mixture. Both computer simulation…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-10 Rajesh K. Murarka , Sarika Bhattacharyya , Biman Bagchi

Experimental measurements of interactions in ionic liquids and concentrated electrolytes over the past decade or so have revealed simultaneous monotonic and oscillatory decay modes. These observations have been hard to interpret using…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2024-02-28 Timothy S. Groves , Susan Perkin

We study swelling and structural properties of ionic microgel suspensions within a comprehensive coarse-grained model that combines the polymeric and colloidal natures of microgels as permeable, compressible, charged spheres governed by…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2018-06-07 Tyler J. Weyer , Alan R. Denton

Correlated anion and cation motion can significantly reduce the overall ion conductivity in electrolytes versus the ideal conductivity calculated based on the diffusion constants alone. Using coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations,…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2020-06-01 Kuan-Hsuan Shen , Lisa M. Hall