Paul Dotson
Abstract
A nonequilibrium Brownian dynamics technique is used to simulate a dilute solution of polymers in a steady shear flow. Results for the mean square end-to-end length of a Rouse chain agree very well with theoretical results from polymer kinetic theory.
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A nonequilibrium Brownian dynamics technique is used to simulate a dilute solution of polymers in a steady shear flow. Results for the mean square end-to-end length of a Rouse chain agree very well with theoretical results from polymer kinetic theory.
Key concepts: Brownian dynamics, Shear flow, Brownian motion, Polymer, Non-equilibrium thermodynamics, Statistical physics, Shear (geology), Dynamics (music)