Structure Function of Polymer Nematic Liquid Crystals: A Monte Carlo Simulation
arXiv:cond-mat/9512157 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.55.1197
Abstract
We present a Monte Carlo simulation of a polymer nematic for varying volume fractions, concentrating on the structure function of the sample. We achieve nematic ordering with stiff polymers made of spherical monomers that would otherwise not form a nematic state. Our results are in good qualitative agreement with theoretical and experimental predictions, most notably the bowtie pattern in the static structure function.
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