Steady-state structure and dynamics of a two-dimensional conducting fluid

Abstract
We have investigated changes in the structure of a thermostatted conducting ‘coloured’ fluid as a function of the size of the current. At high currents we observe a phase change to a banded phase in which particles of the two types are segregated. Even in the low current phase the response is non-linear and system-size dependent. In the high current phase increased currents lead to increased order, culminating in a solidification of the bands at the highest currents investigated.

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