Classical XY model with conserved angular momentum is an archetypal non-Newtonian fluid

Phys Rev Lett. 2015 Apr 3;114(13):138301. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.138301. Epub 2015 Apr 2.

Abstract

We find that the classical one-dimensional XY model, with angular-momentum-conserving Langevin dynamics, mimics the non-Newtonian flow regimes characteristic of soft matter when subjected to counterrotating boundaries. An elaborate steady-state phase diagram has continuous and first-order transitions between states of uniform flow, shear-banding, solid-fluid coexistence and slip planes. Results of numerical studies and a concise mean-field constitutive relation offer a paradigm for diverse nonequilibrium complex fluids.