Ordering of anisotropic polarizable polymer chains on the full many-body level

摘要: We study the effect of dielectric anisotropy polymers on their equilibrium ordering within mean-field theory, but with a formalism that takes into account full n-body nature van der Waals (vdW) forces. Dielectric is to be expected as electronic properties polymer will typically different along than across its cross section. It therefore physically intuitive larger charge fluctuations can induced chain perpendicular it. show this leads interactions which induce an isotropic-nematic transition. The two body and three components vdW interaction are extracted it shown how term behaves like phenomenological self-aligning-pairwise nematic interaction. At level we see phase energetically favorable discotic, however, find normal axial ne...