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Provides an introduction to molecular-microsimulation methods for colloidal dispersions. This book offers an understanding of the theoretical background to simulation methods, along with a range of practical skills for developing computational programs. It is suitable for both self-study and reference.
List of contents
What kinds of molecular-microsimulation methods are useful for colloidal dispersions? Statistical ensembles; Monte Carlo methods; Governing equations of the flow field; Theory for the motion of a single particle and two particles in a fluid; The approximation of multi-body hydrodynamic interactions among particles in a dense colloidal dispersion; Molecular dynamics methods for a dilute colloidal dispersion; Stokesian dynamics methods; Brownian dynamics methods; Typical properties of colloidal dispersions calculable by molecular-microsimulations; The methodology of simulations; Some examples of microsimulations; Higher order approximations of multi-body hydrodynamic interactions; Other microsimulation methods; Theoretical analysis of the orientational distribution of spherocylinder particles with Brownian motion.
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Provides an introduction to molecular-microsimulation methods for colloidal dispersions. This book offers an understanding of the theoretical background to simulation methods, along with a range of practical skills for developing computational programs. It is suitable for both self-study and reference.
