Even though there are clear indications of many-body interactions in the dense microgel suspensions, there is still no adequate general description of the phenomena. One possible avenue for exploration of many-body effects is the coarse-grained liquid-drop model, where the soft matter constituents are regarded as compressible drops with a well-defined surface. The interplay between particle’s bulk and surface energy plays the key role in the system characterization, along with the geometry constraints. In this seminar, the general overview of the many-body interactions in field will be presented, as well as the relevant techniques and results of the liquid-drop model.
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