Open AccessAnisotropy in condensed matter — liquid crystals, glass, and phase coexistence
Author(s) -
Keiko M. Aoki
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1252/1/012004
Subject(s) - anisotropy , isotropy , surface tension , molecular dynamics , hydrostatic pressure , condensed matter physics , phase (matter) , constant (computer programming) , materials science , liquid crystal , chemical physics , physics , thermodynamics , optics , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language
Molecular dynamics (MD) methods suitable for treating anisotropic fluctuations in condensed matter are discussed. Barostats with two anisotropic factors to control the simulation cell dynamics are introduced in three MD simulation methods; constant pressure, constant surface tension, and canonical hydrostatic. To demonstrate the possibilities of these methods, calculations of two systems, one consisting of anisotropic particles and other consisting of isotropic particles, are presented.