THE SIMULATION OF ENTROPIC PHASE-TRANSITIONS

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FRENKEL, D
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[1] FOM Inst. for Atomic and Molecular Phys., Amsterdam
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10.1088/0953-8984/6/23A/008
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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070205 ;
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This paper reviews recent (numerical) progress in the understanding of entropic phase transitions in complex fluids. In particular, I discuss (liquid-)crystal formation and demixing in binary mixtures. In some cases it appears that lessons learnt in the study of complex fluids may have an unexpected relevance for simple fluids.
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