Short-time dynamics of colloidal suspensions in confined geometries

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Reference I. Pagonabarraga, M.H.J. Hagen, C.P. Lowe and D. Frenkel, Short-time dynamics of colloidal suspensions in confined geometries, Phys. Rev. E 59, 4458-4469 (1999)

We analyze the short-time dynamical behavior of a colloidal suspension in a confined geometry. We analyze the relevant dynamical response of the solvent, and derive the temporal behavior of the velocity autocorrelation function, which exhibits an asymptotic negative algebraic decay. We are able to compare quantitatively with theoretical expressions, and analyze the effects of confinement on the diffusive behavior of the suspension.