Dynamical precursor of nematic order in a dense fluid of hard ellipsoids of revolution

Details Dynamical precursor of nematic order in a dense fluid of hard ellipsoids of revolution Dynamical precursor of nematic order in a dense fluid of hard ellipsoids of revolution

2001-09-18

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0109314v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks

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10.1140/epje/i2001-10093-7

We investigate hard ellipsoids of revolution in a parameter regime where no long range nematic order is present but already finite size domains are formed which show orientational order. Domain formation leads to a substantial slowing down of a collective rotational mode which separates well from the usual microscopic frequency regime. A dynamic coupling of this particular mode into all other modes provides a general mechanism which explains an excess peak in spectra of molecular fluids. Using molecular dynamics simulation on up to 4096 particles and on solving the molecular mode coupling equation we investigate dynamic properties of the peak and prove its orientational origin.

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