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String-fluid transition in systems with aligned anisotropic interactions.

P C Brandt¹, A V Ivlev, G E Morfill

¹Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Garching 85741, Germany. brandt@mpe.mpg.de

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Systems with aligned anisotropic interactions form particle strings, a fluid phase transition. The Ornstein-Zernike (OZ) equation reveals this transition via correlation length bifurcation, confirmed by simulations.

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Area of Science:

Statistical Mechanics
Soft Matter Physics
Computational Physics

Background:

Systems with aligned anisotropic interactions display diverse phase transitions.
A notable transition is the formation of particle strings, termed "string" or "chain" fluids.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the fluid phase transition leading to string formation in anisotropic systems.
To develop a theoretical framework for calculating structural properties of these string fluids.

Main Methods:

Utilizing the Ornstein-Zernike (OZ) equation to model fluid behavior.
Analyzing the bifurcation of correlation lengths as a marker for the string-fluid transition.
Comparing theoretical predictions with results from Monte Carlo simulations.

Main Results:

The Ornstein-Zernike (OZ) equation successfully calculates structural properties of fluids with aligned anisotropic interactions.
The string-fluid transition is characterized by the "isotropic" correlation length splitting into two distinct scales.
These scales represent longitudinal and transverse order within the string fluids.

Conclusions:

The bifurcation of correlation lengths serves as a reliable fingerprint for the string-fluid transition.
The developed Ornstein-Zernike (OZ) theory shows good agreement with Monte Carlo simulations.
This work provides theoretical insights into the formation and properties of string fluids.