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Lane formation in a driven attractive fluid
C W Wächtler1, F Kogler1, S H L Klapp1
1Institute of Theoretical Physics, Secr. EW 7-1, Technical University Berlin, Hardenbergstraße 36, D-10623 Berlin, Germany.
Abstract:
We investigate nonequilibrium lane formation in a generic model of a fluid with attractive interactions, that is, a two-dimensional Lennard-Jones fluid composed of two particle species driven in opposite directions. Performing Brownian dynamics simulations for a wide range of parameters, supplemented by a stability analysis based on dynamical density functional theory, we identify generic features of lane formation in the presence of attraction, including structural properties. In fact, we find a variety of states (as compared to purely repulsive systems), as well as a close relation between laning and long-wavelength instabilities of the homogeneous phase such as demixing and condensation.
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