| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 33, Number 3, January III 1996
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 241 - 246 | |
| Section | Cross-disciplinary physics and related areas of scienceand technology | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1996-00327-4 | |
| Published online | 01 September 2002 | |
Fluctuation-induced interactions between rods on membranes and interfaces
1
Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences
Zanjan 45195-159, Iran
2
Exxon Research and Engineering - Annandale, NJ 08801
3
Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA 02139
Received:
30
August
1995
Accepted:
1
December
1995
We consider the interaction between two rods embedded in a
fluctuating surface which is governed by either surface tension
or rigidity. The modification of fluctuations by the rods
leads to an attractive long-range interaction
that falls off as 
with their separation.
The orientational dependence of the resulting
interaction is non-trivial and may lead to interesting patterns
of rod-like objects on such surfaces.
PACS: 87.22.Bt – Membrane and subcellular physics and structure / 82.65.Dp – Thermodynamics of surfaces and interfaces / 34.20.-b – Interatomic and intermolecular potentials and forces, potential energy surfaces for collisions
© EDP Sciences, 1996
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