When does entropy promote local organization?

Abstract

Entropy generically promotes local organization in (pseudo-) thermal systems of crowded, rigid objects.

Entropic control of nanoparticle self-assembly through confinement

“…Despite the fascinating progress in the past few years, there remain challenges that require interdisciplinary efforts from the fields of experiment, theory, and computer simulations. [83][84][85] Research on this promising topic is expected to evolve in several directions. For instance, it is necessary to consider various topologies of confinement spaces, such as the confinement-mediated entropic effects in curved spaces where defects of structural organization are inevitable and may exhibit new forms distinguished from those in the plat space.…”

Topological Design of Heterogeneous Self-Assembly

“…It is also very similar to the coupling tensors in Refs. [24,25]. In the present problem, the topology of interactions is simple, so the matrix product and tensor contraction views are equivalent.…”