The Janus Fluid A Theoretical Perspective /

• Main Author: Fantoni, Riccardo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Physical chemistry.; Amorphous substances.; Complex fluids.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Physical Chemistry.; Numerical and Computational Physics.

The state-of-the-art in the theoretical statistical physics treatment of the Janus fluid is reported with a bridge between new research results published in journal articles and a contextual literature review. Recent Monte Carlo simulations on the Kern and Frenkel model of the Janus fluid have revea...