Shearing Crowded Sticky Balls
Condensed Matter lunchtime seminar
Shearing Crowded Sticky Balls
- Event time: 1:00pm
- Event date: 26th November 2001
- Speaker: Paul Smith (University of Edinburgh)
- Location: Room 2511, James Clerk Maxwell Building (JCMB) James Clerk Maxwell Building Peter Guthrie Tait Road Edinburgh EH9 3FD GB
Event details
In this talk I will present some results from my recent work on the oscillatory shear of colloid-polymer gels. Optical microscopy has revealed shear induced ordering. The complementary technique of light scattering echo suggests that the colloidal particles yield under sufficient strain.
About Condensed Matter lunchtime seminars
This is a weekly series of informal talks given primarily by members of the institute of condensed matter and complex systems, but is also open to members of other groups and external visitors. The aim of the series is to promote discussion and learning of various topics at a level suitable to the broad background of the group. Everyone is welcome to attend..