title: Mesoscopic lattice boltzmann modeling of flowing soft systems.
abstract: A mesoscopic multicomponent lattice Boltzmann model with short-range repulsion between different species and short (midranged) attractive (repulsive) interactions between like molecules is introduced. The interplay between these composite interactions gives rise to a rich configurational dynamics of the density field, exhibiting many features of disordered liquid dispersions (microemulsions) and soft-glassy materials, such as long-time relaxation due to caging effects, anomalous enhanced viscosity, aging effects under moderate shear and flow above a critical shear rate.
authors.affiliation: University of Tor Vergata and INFN, via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Benzi
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chibbaro
authors.forename: Sauro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Succi