%0 Journal Article
%T The effect of the lateral interactions on the critical behavior of long straight rigid rods on two-dimensional lattices
%A P. Longone
%A D. H. Linares
%A A. J. Ramirez-Pastor
%J Papers in Physics
%D 2009
%I Papers in Physics
%R 10.4279/pip.010005
%X Using Monte Carlo simulations and finite-size scaling analysis, the critical behavior of attractive rigid rods of length $k$ ($k$-mers) on square lattices at intermediate density has been studied. A nematic phase, characterized by a big domain of parallel $k$-mers, was found. This ordered phase is separated from the isotropic state by a continuous transition occurring at a intermediate density $heta_c$, which increases linearly with the magnitude of the lateral interactions.
%K Phase transitions
%K Nematics
%U http://www.papersinphysics.org/index.php/papersinphysics/article/view/9/PDF9