1b13 Ordering Structure in Helical Flagella

Abstract

System of helical fragella isolated from bacteria is known to show structure called conical phase. Conical phase is induced by the fact that the particles are helixes. In this study we perform Monte Carlo simulation of hard repulsive helixes as model particles of helical fraggela to explain existence of the conical phase. For analysis of the simulation results, we introduce a novel order parameter that describes the structure of the conical phase.