Enhanced Diffusion of a Needle in a Planar Course of Point Obstacles

Abstract

The transport of an infinitely thin, hard rod in a random, dense array of point obstacles is investigated by molecular dynamics simulations. Our model mimics the sterically hindered dynamics in dense needle liquids. The center-of-mass diffusion exhibits a minimum, and transport becomes increasingly fast at higher densities. The diffusion coefficient diverges according to a power law in the density with an approximate exponent of 0.8. This observation is connected with a new divergent time scale, reflected in a zig-zag motion of the needle, a two-step decay of the velocity-autocorrelation function, and a negative plateau in the non-Gaussian parameter.

accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Lett

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