Steady State of microemulsions in shear flow
arXiv:cond-mat/0004282 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.63.040501
Abstract
Steady-state properties of microemulsions in shear flow are studied in the context of a Ginzburg-Landau free-energy approach. Explicit expressions are given for the structure factor and the time correlation function at the one loop level of approximation. Our results predict a four-peak pattern for the structure factor, implying the simultaneous presence of interfaces aligned with two different orientations. Due to the peculiar interface structure a non-monotonous relaxation of the time correlator is also found.
5 pages, 3 figures