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Three-Dimensional Visualization Of Molecular Organization And Phase Transitions In Liquid Crystal Lattice Models

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  • CESARE CHICCOLI

    (INFN Sezione di Bologna e CNAF, Viale Ercolani 8, 40138 Bologna, Italy)

  • PAOLO PASINI

    (INFN Sezione di Bologna e CNAF, Viale Ercolani 8, 40138 Bologna, Italy)

  • FRANCO SEMERIA

    (INFN Sezione di Bologna e CNAF, Viale Ercolani 8, 40138 Bologna, Italy)

  • CLAUDIO ZANNONI

    (Dipartimento di Chimica Fisica ed Inorganica, Universitá di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40124 Bologna, Italy)

Abstract

An example of three-dimensional animation of Monte Carlo simulation results of liquid crystal lattice models is presented. Molecular configurations are obtained from Monte Carlo simulations on a VAX cluster and downloaded to a 486 personal computer. Visualization of molecular organizations and of their change at a phase transition is obtained by suitable colour coding of orientations and of other relevant physical information on the personal computer, and recorded on a VHS system using a genlock card. The animation sequences generated have a twofold interest: they are useful for educational purposes and, from a scientific point of view, they provide a tool for exploring a large amount of data and investigating the phenomena under study in a non-numerical way.

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  • Cesare Chiccoli & Paolo Pasini & Franco Semeria & Claudio Zannoni, 1992. "Three-Dimensional Visualization Of Molecular Organization And Phase Transitions In Liquid Crystal Lattice Models," International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 3(06), pages 1209-1220.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijmpcx:v:03:y:1992:i:06:n:s012918319200083x
    DOI: 10.1142/S012918319200083X
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