Fluctuation-dissipation ratios in the dynamics of self-assembly - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2007 Aug;76(2 Pt 1):021119.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.76.021119. Epub 2007 Aug 22.

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Fluctuation-dissipation ratios in the dynamics of self-assembly

Robert L Jack et al. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2007 Aug.

Abstract

We consider two seemingly very different self-assembly processes: formation of viral capsids and crystallization of sticky disks. At low temperatures, assembly is ineffective, since there are many metastable disordered states, which are a source of kinetic frustration. We use fluctuation-dissipation ratios to extract information about the degree of this frustration. We show that our analysis is a useful indicator of the long-term fate of the system, based on the early stages of assembly.

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