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cond-mat.soft2002★ 16 cited
Hexatic Undulations in Curved Geometries
Peter Lenz, David R. Nelson
We discuss the influence of two-dimensional hexatic order on capillary waves and undulation modes in spherical and cylindrical geometries. In planar geometries, extended bond-orien…
cond-mat2002★ 330 cited
Towards a Tetravalent Chemistry of Colloids
David R. Nelson
We propose coating spherical particles or droplets with anisotropic nano-sized objects to allow micron-scale colloids to link or functionalize with a four-fold valence, similar to…
cond-mat.soft2002★ 198 cited
Crystalline Order on a Sphere and the Generalized Thomson Problem
Mark Bowick, Angelo Cacciuto, David R. Nelson +1
We attack generalized Thomson problems with a continuum formalism which exploits a universal long range interaction between defects depending on the Young modulus of the underlying…