Critical Casimir Forces in Colloidal Suspensions
| dc.creator | Schlesener, F. | |
| dc.creator | Hanke, A. | |
| dc.creator | Dietrich, S. | |
| dc.date | 2002-02-28 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T02:44:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T02:44:34Z | |
| dc.description | Some time ago, Fisher and de Gennes pointed out that long-ranged correlations in a fluid close to its critical point Tc cause distinct forces between immersed colloidal particles which can even lead to flocculation [C. R. Acad. Sc. Paris B 287, 207 (1978)]. Here we calculate such forces between pairs of spherical particles as function of both relevant thermodynamic variables, i.e., the reduced temperature t = (T-Tc)/Tc and the field h conjugate to the order parameter. This provides the basis for specific predictions concerning the phase behavior of a suspension of colloidal particles in a near-critical solvent. | |
| dc.description | 29 pages, 14 figures | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0202532 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0202532 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/18975 | |
| dc.subject | Statistical Mechanics | |
| dc.title | Critical Casimir Forces in Colloidal Suspensions | |
| dc.type | text |