Dynamical and structural self-organization : a study of friction, liquid-crystal nucleus growth, and supramolecular polymers through simple models

Authors	B.A.H. Huisman
Supervisors	A. Fasolino
Award date	30-09-2008
Number of pages	144
Organisations	Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS)
Document type	PhD thesis
Note	Research conducted at: Universiteit van Amsterdam
Language	English
Downloads	Thesis Cover Titlepage Contents 1 General introduction 2 Friction 3 Transition to solitary motion in the BK model of multicontact friction 4 Logarithmic relaxation due to minimization of interactions in the BK model 5 Phase transition by nucleus growth 6 Influence of latent heat and thermal diffusion on the growth of nematic nuclei 7 The self-assembly of patchy particles 8 Phase transition to bundles of flexible fibers Summary Samenvatting Dankwoord Publications
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