Density-functional theory for clustering of two-dimensional hard particle fluids
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| author | Martinez-Raton, Yuri Velasco, Enrique |
| author_facet | Martinez-Raton, Yuri Velasco, Enrique |
| contents | Fluids made of two-dimensional hard particles with polygonal shapes may stabilize symmetries which do not result directly from the particle shape. This is due to the formation of clusters in the fluid. Entropy alone can drive these effects, which represent a challenge for standard theories. In this article we present a general density-functional theory for clustering effects in fluids of hard particles in two dimensions. The theory combines a free-energy functional of the angular distribution function with an association energy term which qualitatively reproduces the clustering tendencies of the particles found in Monte Carlo simulations. Application is made to a fluid of hard right-angled triangles. |
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| spellingShingle | Density-functional theory for clustering of two-dimensional hard particle fluids Martinez-Raton, Yuri Velasco, Enrique Soft Condensed Matter Fluids made of two-dimensional hard particles with polygonal shapes may stabilize symmetries which do not result directly from the particle shape. This is due to the formation of clusters in the fluid. Entropy alone can drive these effects, which represent a challenge for standard theories. In this article we present a general density-functional theory for clustering effects in fluids of hard particles in two dimensions. The theory combines a free-energy functional of the angular distribution function with an association energy term which qualitatively reproduces the clustering tendencies of the particles found in Monte Carlo simulations. Application is made to a fluid of hard right-angled triangles. |
| title | Density-functional theory for clustering of two-dimensional hard particle fluids |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.04434 |