Stokes Law at Molecular Length Scales: Effects of Intermolecular Interactions and Linear Response Theory
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| author | Acharya, Subhajit Bagchi, Biman |
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| contents | The celebrated Stokes Law (SL) of hydrodynamics predicts that the velocity of a particle pulled through a liquid by an external force, Fex, is directly proportional to the force and inversely proportional to the friction ζ acted by the medium on the particle. We investigate the range of validity of Stokes Law at molecular length scales by employing computer simulations to calculate friction by pulling a tagged particle with a constant force. We thus calculate friction for two model interaction potentials, Lennard-Jones, and soft sphere, for several particle sizes, ranging from radius (a) smaller than the solvent particles to three times larger. We next obtain friction from diffusion (D) by using Einstein's relation between diffusion and friction ζ in an unperturbed liquid. We find, to our surprise, a quantitative agreement between the two at a small-to-intermediate pulling force regime for all the sizes studied. The Law does break down at a large pulling force beyond a threshold value. Importantly, the range of validity of Stokes' scheme to obtain friction increases substantially if we turn off the attractive part of the interaction potential. Additionally, we calculate the viscosity (η) of the unperturbed liquid and find a good agreement with the Stokes-Einstein relation ζ=Cηa for the viscosity dependence with a value of C close to 5 π, that is intermediate between the slip and stick boundary condition. |
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| spellingShingle | Stokes Law at Molecular Length Scales: Effects of Intermolecular Interactions and Linear Response Theory Acharya, Subhajit Bagchi, Biman Soft Condensed Matter Statistical Mechanics The celebrated Stokes Law (SL) of hydrodynamics predicts that the velocity of a particle pulled through a liquid by an external force, Fex, is directly proportional to the force and inversely proportional to the friction ζ acted by the medium on the particle. We investigate the range of validity of Stokes Law at molecular length scales by employing computer simulations to calculate friction by pulling a tagged particle with a constant force. We thus calculate friction for two model interaction potentials, Lennard-Jones, and soft sphere, for several particle sizes, ranging from radius (a) smaller than the solvent particles to three times larger. We next obtain friction from diffusion (D) by using Einstein's relation between diffusion and friction ζ in an unperturbed liquid. We find, to our surprise, a quantitative agreement between the two at a small-to-intermediate pulling force regime for all the sizes studied. The Law does break down at a large pulling force beyond a threshold value. Importantly, the range of validity of Stokes' scheme to obtain friction increases substantially if we turn off the attractive part of the interaction potential. Additionally, we calculate the viscosity (η) of the unperturbed liquid and find a good agreement with the Stokes-Einstein relation ζ=Cηa for the viscosity dependence with a value of C close to 5 π, that is intermediate between the slip and stick boundary condition. |
| title | Stokes Law at Molecular Length Scales: Effects of Intermolecular Interactions and Linear Response Theory |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter Statistical Mechanics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.16301 |