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Molecular simulation of liquid crystals by Allen, Michael P.

“…This article reviews recent progress in the computer simulation of liquid crystals at the molecular level. It covers the use of simple rigid-body models of the…”
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Improving the Wang-Landau algorithm for polymers and proteins by Swetnam, Adam D, Allen, Michael P

“…The 1/t Wang-Landau algorithm is tested on simple models of polymers and proteins. It is found that this method resolves the problem of the saturation of the…”
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Configurational Temperature in Membrane Simulations Using Dissipative Particle Dynamics by Allen, Michael P

“…The use of excessively long time steps in dissipative particle dynamics simulations may produce simulation artifacts due to the generation of configurations…”
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Density functional theory for chiral nematic liquid crystals by Allen, Michael P.

“…In this note, the density functional theory for chiral nematic liquid crystals is expressed in terms of rotational invariant expansion coefficients of the…”
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Reconsidering Illegal Hunting as a Crime of Dissent: Implication for Justice and Deliberative Uptake by von Essen, Erica, Allen, Michael P.

“…In this paper, we determine whether illegal hunting should be construed as a crime of dissent. Using the Nordic countries as a case study where protest-driven,…”
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Propagating director bend fluctuations in nematic liquid crystals by Humpert, Anja, Allen, Michael P

“…We show, by molecular simulation, that for a range of standard, coarse-grained, nematic liquid crystal models, the director bend fluctuation is a propagating…”
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Elastic constants and dynamics in nematic liquid crystals by Humpert, Anja, Allen, Michael P.

“…In this paper, we present molecular dynamics calculations of the Frank elastic constants, and associated time correlation functions, in nematic liquid…”
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Taking Prejudice Seriously: Burkean Reflections on the Rural Past and Present by von Essen, Erica, Allen, Michael P.

“…Urban‐based nature conservation elites often condemn rural communities as backwards when they appeal to the value of tradition. Nevertheless, drawing from an…”
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Molecular simulations of entangled defect structures around nanoparticles in nematic liquid crystals by Humpert, Anja, Brown, Samuel F., Allen, Michael P.

“…We investigate the defect structures forming around two nanoparticles in a Gay-Berne nematic liquid crystal using molecular simulations. For small separations,…”
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Some comments on Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics methods by Allen, Michael P., Quigley, David

“…We highlight some links between molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo algorithms used to simulate condensed matter systems. Special attention is paid to the…”
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Solidarity Between Human and Non-Human Animals: Representing Animal Voices in Policy Deliberations by von Essen, Erica, Allen, Michael P.

“…In this paper, we discuss the bridging potential of "interspecies" solidarity between the often incommensurable ethics of care and justice. Indeed, we show…”
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Monte Carlo simulation of kinetically slowed down phase separation by Růžička, Štěpán, Allen, Michael P.

“…Supercooled colloidal or molecular systems at low densities are known to form liquid, crystalline or glassy drops, which may remain isolated for a long time…”
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From Obstructionism to Communication: Local, National and Transnational Dimensions of Contestations on the Swedish Wolf Cull Controversy by von Essen, Erica, Allen, Michael P.

“…Two obstructionist ways of doing politics on contentious wildlife management issues currently reflect a legitimacy deficit in official channels for public…”
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Selective adsorption of lattice peptides on patterned surfaces by Swetnam, Adam, Allen, Michael P

“…To study the adsorption of individual peptides in implicit solvent, we propose a version of the Wang-Landau Monte Carlo algorithm that uses a single surface,…”
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Testing the transferability of a coarse-grained model to intrinsically disordered proteins by Rutter, Gil O, Brown, Aaron H, Quigley, David, Walsh, Tiffany R, Allen, Michael P

“…The intermediate-resolution coarse-grained protein model PLUM [T. Bereau and M. Deserno, J. Chem. Phys., 2009, 130, 235106] is used to simulate small systems…”
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Dynamics and interactions of Quincke roller clusters: From orbits and flips to excited states by Mauleon-Amieva, Abraham, Allen, Michael P, Liverpool, Tanniemola B, Royall, C Patrick

“…Active matter systems may be characterized by the conversion of energy into active motion, e.g., the self-propulsion of microorganisms. Artificial active…”
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Monodisperse Clusters in Charged Attractive Colloids: Linear Renormalization of Repulsion by Růžička, Štěpán, Allen, Michael P

“…Experiments done on polydisperse particles of cadmium selenide have recently shown that the particles form spherical isolated clusters with low polydispersity…”
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Folding kinetics of a polymer by Růžička, Stěpán, Quigley, David, Allen, Michael P

“…We present the results of computer simulations giving a kinetic insight into the liquid-to-solid transition of a homopolymer chain with short-range…”
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Entropy Production in an Elementary, Light Driven Micro-Machine by Box, Stuart J., Allen, Michael P., Phillips, David B., Simpson, Stephen H.

“…We consider the basic, thermodynamic properties of an elementary micro-machine operating at colloidal length scales. In particular, we track and analyze the…”
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Improved simulations of lattice peptide adsorption by Swetnam, Adam D, Allen, Michael P

“…We propose several improvements to the Monte Carlo simulation techniques for lattice peptide adsorption on surfaces. Firstly, we examine the implementation of…”
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