Jim Lutsko

Jim Lutsko

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My interests include Statistical Physics; Crystallization; Density Functional Theory, Simulation methods - particularly rare event techniques, Protein physics, Granular physics and Crystal Growth. I am based in the Physics of Complex Systems and Statistical Mechanics group at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles.

[037] Approximate Solution of the Enskog Equation Far from Equilibrium

A moment method is used to solve the Enskog equation for the steady-state distribution under conditions of uniform shear flow. Comparison to nonequilibrium molecular dynamics demonstrates that the lowest order solution gives a good quantitative description of nonlinear effects such as shear thinning and normal stresses in a moderately dense fluid. The results are used as a basis in the formulation of a simple and quantitatively accurate kinetic model of the Enskog equation.

Recommended citation: James F. Lutsko, "Approximate Solution of the Enskog Equation Far from Equilibrium", Phys. Rev. Lett., 78, 243 (1997)
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