ISSN:
1434-6036
Keywords:
PACS. 82.70.Gg Gels and sols - 83.80.Jx Chemically reactive materials - 64.60.Ak Renormalization-group, fractal, and percolation studies of phase transitions - 02.70.Lq Monte-Carlo and statistical methods
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract: 3d lattice Monte-Carlo simulations were done to obtain the mass distribution (N(m)) and pair correlation function (g(r)) of percolating clusters. We give analytical expressions of the external cut-off functions of N(m) at the z-average mass and of g(r) at the radius of gyration. The simulation results were compared with experimental results on gel forming systems reported in the literature. The comparison shows that the experimental results are compatible with the simulation results. However, more experiments are needed before we can be confident that the percolation model is a good model for the sol-gel transition.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100510050982
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