Fused hard sphere chains

Example of the fused hard sphere chain model, shown here in a linear configuration.

References

1. M. Whittle and A. J. Masters "Liquid crystal formation in a system of fused hard spheres", Molecular Physics 72 pp. 247-265 (1991)
2. Carl McBride, Carlos Vega, and Luis G. MacDowell "Isotropic-nematic phase transition: Influence of intramolecular flexibility using a fused hard sphere model" Physical Review E 64 011703 (2001)
3. Carl McBride and Carlos Vega "A Monte Carlo study of the influence of molecular flexibility on the phase diagram of a fused hard sphere model", Journal of Chemical Physics 117 pp. 10370-10379 (2002)