0000000000222057
AUTHOR
Zhen-gang Wang
Effects of surface nonlinear interactions on the local critical behavior
Effects of surface nonlinear interactions on the local critical behaviors are studied for an-component field in the semi-infinite space near the SB (surface-bulk) point by using renormalization group methods. The model Hamiltonian consists of a free (Gaussian) bulk part and a surface term containing aφ4 interaction. The interplay between the free bulk term and the nonlinear surface term gives rise to interesting behaviors of the local surface properties. Whereas the local susceptibility and correlation exponents retain their mean-field values, the surface crossover exponent ϕ is non-mean-field below three dimensions. To second order in e(e=3−d) we find:η‖ and\(\phi = \frac{1}{2} - \frac{{n …
An efficient dissipative particle dynamics-based algorithm for simulating electrolyte solutions
We propose an efficient simulation algorithm based on the dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) method for studying electrohydrodynamic phenomena in electrolyte fluids. The fluid flow is mimicked with DPD particles while the evolution of the concentration of the ionic species is described using Brownian pseudo particles. The method is designed especially for systems with high salt concentrations, as explicit treatment of the salt ions becomes computationally expensive. For illustration, we apply the method to electro-osmotic flow over patterned, superhydrophobic surfaces. The results are in good agreement with recent theoretical predictions.