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Author: Tim Verbovšek Mentor: doc. dr. Primož Ziherl
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Entropy Polymers Depletion potential Experiment Liquid crystals Simulation Entropy in soft matter physics
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Long chains Random walk Real polymer chains Entropic spring Entropy in soft matter physics
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Correlation of neighbouring bonds Finite bond angle Excluded volume Self-avoiding walk; the polymer cannot intersect itself The coil takes up more space Entropy in soft matter physics
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Macrospheres and microspheres Exclusion zone Asakura-Oosawa model (1954) The result of overlapping exclusion zones is an attractive force between macrospheres Entropy in soft matter physics Microscopic image of milk. Droplets of fat can be seen.
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Entropy in soft matter physics
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Optical tweezers hold the beads in place The potential as a result of optical tweezers was found to be parabolic Entropy in soft matter physics
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Isotropic phase Nematic phase Director Positions of the centers of mass are isotropic Smectic phase Layers Smectic A Smectic C Columnar Disk-shaped molecules Entropy in soft matter physics
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Entropy With hard spheres and constant temperature, the free energy depends only on entropy Polymers Entropic spring Depletion potential Short-range attraction between colloids Experiment Liquid crystals Phase transitions Simulation Entropy in soft matter physics
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