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 simulation; kinetic model; structure formation; weak shear flow; neumatic polymers

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

76M20: Finite difference methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics

82D30: Statistical mechanics of random media, disordered materials (including liquid crystals and spin glasses)

65M06: Finite difference methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs

76A15: Liquid crystals

65M20: Method of lines for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs

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