2011/06/12 by Raphael Wittkowski, Hartmut Löwen · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #cond-mat.soft
paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/00268976.2011.609145
published as Molecular Physics 109, 2935-2943 (2011) · 9 pages, 1 figure
arxiv created 2011/06/12 · arxiv updated 2014/01/28
Starting from the many-particle Smoluchowski equation, we derive dynamical density functional theory for Brownian particles with an arbitrary shape. Both passive and active (self-propelled) particles are considered. The resulting theory constitutes a microscopic framework to explore the collective dynamical behavior of biaxial particles in nonequilibrium. For spherical and uniaxial particles, earlier derived dynamical density functional theories are recovered as special cases. Our study is motivated by recent experimental progress in preparing colloidal particles with many different biaxial shapes.