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The criticality of self-assembled rigid rods on triangular lattices is investigated using Monte Carlo simulation. We find a continuous transition between an ordered phase, where the rods are oriented along one of the three (equivalent) lattice directions, and a disordered one. We conclude that equilibrium polydispersity of the rod lengths does not affect the critical behavior, as we found that the criticality is the same as that of monodisperse rodson the same lattice, in contrast with the results of recently published work on similar models. (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3556665]
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Nematic Phase-Transition Monte-Carlo Critical Exponents Potts-Model Universality
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ALMARZA, N. G.; TAVARES, J. M.; TELO DA GAMA, M. M. - Communication: The criticality of self-assembled rigid rods on triangular lattices. Journal of Chemical Physics. ISSN 0021-90606. Vol. 134, n.º7 (2011).