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SUMMARY:Excluded volume and order in a system of Brownian needles - Maria 
 Bruna\, DAMTP
DTSTART:20220617T150000Z
DTEND:20220617T160000Z
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CONTACT:Prof. Jerome Neufeld
DESCRIPTION:We consider a system of hard-core interacting Brownian needles
 . Unlike point particles\, the finite size and shape of each needle influe
 nce the system’s evolution. We explore the effects of excluded volume an
 d anisotropy at the population level. Since needles exclude less volume if
  aligned\, can excluded-volume effects alone induce order in the system? S
 tarting from the stochastic particle system\, we derive an integro-differe
 ntial equation for the population density using the method of matched asym
 ptotic expansions and conformal mapping. We present numerical simulations 
 and discuss the limit of large rotational diffusion.
LOCATION:MR2\, Centre for Mathematical Sciences\, Wilberforce Road\, Cambr
 idge
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