Using dynamical density functional theory (DDFT) methods we investigate the laning instability of a sheared colloidal suspension. The nonequilibrium ordering at the laning transition is driven by non-affine particle motion arising from interparticle interactions. Starting from a DDFT which incorporates the non-affine motion, we perform a linear stability analysis that enables identification of the regions of parameter space where lanes form. We illustrate our general approach by applying it to a simple one-component fluid of soft penetrable particles.
Funding
AS is supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation under the grant number 200021-153657/2 and AJA by the EPSRC under the grant EP/P015689/1.
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Science
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Mathematical Sciences
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SCACCHI, A., ARCHER, A.J. and BRADER, J.M., 2017. Dynamical density functional theory analysis of the laning instability in sheared soft matter. Physical Review E, In Press.
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2017
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