CONDITIONS FOR THE EXISTENCE OF A REENTRANT SOLID-PHASE IN A SHEARED ATOMIC FLUID

被引:48
作者
EVANS, DJ [1 ]
CUI, ST [1 ]
HANLEY, HJM [1 ]
STRATY, GC [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL INST STAND & TECHNOL, DIV THERMOPHYS, BOULDER, CO 80303 USA
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1992年 / 46卷 / 10期
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevA.46.6731
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A nonequilibrium molecular-dynamics method is proposed to simulate the behavior of simple fluids under high shear rates. A thermostat that makes no assumptions regarding the form of the streaming velocity of the fluid is introduced. Simulations are carried out for a Weeks-Chandler-Andersen dense liquid. With the form of the streaming velocity partially or wholly constrained, we find evidence for a reentrant solid or string phase, but the phase disappears if constraints are removed. Small-angle neutron-scattering data from a sheared colloidal suspension are presented. There is no evidence of a steady-state shear-induced structure in the suspension.
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页码:6731 / 6734
页数:4
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