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Phase behavior of a hard sphere Maier-Saupe nematogenic system in three dimensions
E Lomba1, C Martín, N G Almarza
1Instituto de Química Física Rocasolano, CSIC, Serrano 119, E-28006 Madrid, Spain.
Abstract:
We present a detailed computer simulation and integral equation study of the phase behavior of a nematogenic system composed of hard spheres with embedded three-dimensional Maier-Saupe spins. For this well-known system, we map the gas-liquid equilibrium, which is coupled to a first-order isotropic-nematic transition. The anisotropic integral equation theory is found to yield excellent agreement with the simulation data within the fluid regime. Additionally, we determine the fluid-solid equilibrium transition by means of computer simulation.
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