Dispersions of mesoscopic particles (1 nm–1 μm) in a fluid, where Brownian motion keeps them suspended and pairwise DLVO (van der Waals + double-layer) interactions control phase behaviour. Particle size is the crucial length because k_BT…
Colloid physics
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- Boltzmann constant (k_B)
- Boltzmann entropy formula
- Navier-Stokes equations
- Liquid crystal
- Polymer physics
- Granular physics
- Jamming transition
- Brownian motion (mesoscale)
- Active matter
- Rheology of complex fluids
- Self-assembly
- Critical Casimir forces
- Ordinary differential equation (ODE)
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