Theory of Shear-Induced Melting of Colloidal Crystals

Sriram Ramaswamy and Scot R. Renn
Phys. Rev. Lett. 56, 945 – Published 3 March 1986
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Abstract

We propose a theory of shear-induced melting of colloidal crystals based on a nonequilibrium generalization of first-order freezing theory. The results agree qualitatively with experiment.

  • Received 22 November 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.56.945

©1986 American Physical Society

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Sriram Ramaswamy and Scot R. Renn

  • Department of Physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

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Vol. 56, Iss. 9 — 3 March 1986

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