Transitions to Nematic states in homogeneous suspensions of high aspect ratio magnetic rods

Details Transitions to Nematic states in homogeneous suspensions of high aspect ratio magnetic rods Transitions to Nematic states in homogeneous suspensions of high aspect ratio magnetic rods

2005-10-19

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0510493v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

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Scientific paper

10.1063/1.2167811

Isotropic-Nematic and Nematic-Nematic transitions from a homogeneous base state of a suspension of high aspect ratio, rod-like magnetic particles are studied for both Maier-Saupe and the Onsager excluded volume potentials. A combination of classical linear stability and asymptotic analyses provides insight into possible nematic states emanating from both the isotropic and nematic non-polarized equilibrium states. Local analytical results close to critical points in conjunction with global numerical results (Bhandar, 2002) yields a unified picture of the bifurcation diagram and provides a convenient base state to study effects of external orienting fields.

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