Brownian diffusion of a small particle in a suspension I. excluded volume effect

The effective diffusion constant of a small particle in a fixed monodisperse suspension of large spheres is shown to be D ∗ = D( (1 − φ 2 ) to first order in the volume fraction φ.

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Published in:Physics letters. A 1981-12, Vol.86 (8), p.407-408
Main Authors: Carton, J.-P., Dubois-Violette, E., Prost, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The effective diffusion constant of a small particle in a fixed monodisperse suspension of large spheres is shown to be D ∗ = D( (1 − φ 2 ) to first order in the volume fraction φ.
ISSN:0375-9601
1873-2429
DOI:10.1016/0375-9601(81)90349-2