Supercooled liquids under shear: A mode-coupling theory approach

Details Supercooled liquids under shear: A mode-coupling theory approach Supercooled liquids under shear: A mode-coupling theory approach

2003-11-14

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0311347v2

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

4 pages, 2 figures, Proceedings to Slow Dynamics in Complex Systems November3-8, 2003 -- Sendai, Japan

Scientific paper

10.1063/1.1764242

We generalize the mode-coupling theory of supercooled fluids to systems under stationary shear flow. Our starting point is the generalized fluctuating hydrodynamic equations with a convection term. The method is applied to a two dimensional colloidal suspension. The shear rate dependence of the intermediate scattering function and shear viscosity is analyzed. The results show a drastic reduction of the structural relaxation time due to shear and strong shear thinning behavior of the viscosity which are in qualitative agreement with recent simulations. The microscopic theory with minimal assumptions can explain the behavior far beyond the linear response regime.

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