Kinetic Structure Simulations of Nematic Polymers in Plane Couette Cells. I: The Algorithm and Benchmarks

DOI10.1137/04060946XzbMath1108.76010MaRDI QIDQ5695913

M. Gregory Forest, Ruhai Zhou, Qi Wang

Publication date: 6 October 2005

Published in: Multiscale Modeling & Simulation (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

numerical simulationkinetic modelstructure formationweak shear flowneumatic polymers

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite difference methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M20) Statistical mechanics of random media, disordered materials (including liquid crystals and spin glasses) (82D30) Finite difference methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M06) Liquid crystals (76A15) Method of lines for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M20)

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