Driven fluids

One of the great strengths of statistical and condensed matter physics lies in their ability to describe systems composed of an intractable number of particles using only a handful of macroscopic parameters. This is most clearly reflected in response functions and transport coefficients such as viscosity, diffusion, and electrical conductivity. We study fluids in which the standard theories fail, for instance, because the interactions are too strong for the usual approximations to hold, and aim to explain experimental observations while predicting new behaviors.

Relevant publications:

1. Y. Avni, R. M. Adar, D. Andelman and H. Orland, The Conductivity of Concentrated Electrolytes. Phys. Rev. Lett. 128, 098002 (2022). 
2. Y. Avni, R. M. Adar and D. Andelman, Charge Oscillations in Ionic Liquids: A Microscopic Cluster Model. Phys. Rev. E (Rapid Communication) 101, 010601 (2020). Awarded Phys. Rev. E Editor’s Suggestion.