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Dynamics of fluids near the consolute critical point: a molecular-dynamics study of the Widom-Rowlinson mixture
Kamakshi Jagannathan1, Arun Yethiraj
1Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 53706, USA.
Abstract:
Molecular-dynamics simulations are presented for the dynamic behavior of the Widom-Rowlinson mixture [B. Widom, and J. S. Rowlinson, J. Chem. Phys. 52, 1670 (1970)] at its critical point. This model consists of two components where like species do not interact and unlike species interact via a hard-core potential. Critical exponents are obtained from a finite-size scaling analysis. The self-diffusion coefficient shows no anomalous behavior near the critical point. The shear viscosity and thermal conductivity show no divergent behavior for the system sizes considered, although there is a significant critical enhancement. The mutual diffusion coefficient, D(AB), vanishes as D(AB) approximately xi(-1.26 +/- 0.08), where xi is the correlation length. This is different from the renormalization-group (D(AB) approximately xi(-1.065)) mode coupling theory (D(AB) approximately xi(-1)) predictions. The theories and simulations can be reconciled if we assume that logarithmic corrections to scaling are important.
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