| Literature DB >> 12484987 |
Matthias Fuchs1, Michael E Cates.
Abstract
A first-principles approach to the nonlinear flow of dense suspensions is presented which captures shear thinning of colloidal fluids and dynamical yielding of colloidal glasses. The advection of density fluctuations plays a central role, suppressing the caging of particles and speeding up structural relaxation. A mode coupling approach is developed to explore these effects.Year: 2002 PMID: 12484987 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.248304
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161