Structure Function of Polymer Nematic Liquid Crystals: A Monte Carlo Simulation
Soft Condensed Matter
2009-10-28 v4
Abstract
We present a Monte Carlo simulation of a polymer nematic for varying volume fractions, concentrating on the structure function of the sample. We achieve nematic ordering with stiff polymers made of spherical monomers that would otherwise not form a nematic state. Our results are in good qualitative agreement with theoretical and experimental predictions, most notably the bowtie pattern in the static structure function.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9512157,
title = {Structure Function of Polymer Nematic Liquid Crystals: A Monte Carlo Simulation},
author = {Randall D. Kamien and Gary S. Grest},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9512157},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
10 pages, plain TeX, macros included, 3 figures available from archive. Published version