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Critical Dynamics in a Binary Fluid: Simulations and Finite-Size Scaling

Subir K. DasKurt BinderJan V. SengersMichael E. FisherJürgen Horbach

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PhysicsBinary fluidStatistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)Shear viscosityDynamics (mechanics)FOS: Physical sciencesGeneral Physics and AstronomyBinary numberAmplitudePoint (geometry)Statistical physicsAnomaly (physics)ScalingCondensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics

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We report comprehensive simulations of the critical dynamics of a symmetric binary Lennard-Jones mixture near its consolute point. The self-diffusion coefficient exhibits no detectable anomaly. The data for the shear viscosity and the mutual-diffusion coefficient are fully consistent with the asymptotic power laws and amplitudes predicted by renormalization-group and mode-coupling theories {\it provided} finite-size effects and the background contribution to the relevant Onsager coefficient are suitably accounted for. This resolves a controversy raised by recent molecular simulations.

https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.97.025702