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MOLECULAR PHYSICS
卷 104, 期 1, 页码 177-185出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00268970500317210
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- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [GR/R94916/01] Funding Source: researchfish
We review our work on generalizations of the Becker-Doring model of cluster formation as applied to nucleation theory, polymer growth kinetics and the formation of supramolecular structures in colloidal chemistry. One valuable tool in analysing mathematical models of these systems has been the coarse-graining approximation which enables macroscopic models for observable quantities to be derived from microscopic ones. This permits assumptions about the detailed molecular mechanisms to be tested, and their influence on the large-scale kinetics of surfactant self-assembly to be elucidated. We also summarize our more recent results on Becker-Doering systems, notably demonstrating that cross-inhibition and autocatalysis can destabilize a uniform solution and lead to a competitive environment in which some species flourish at the expense of others, phenomena relevant in models of the origins of life.
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