1) spherical shape - strongely charged
2) spherical shape - weakly chaged
3) rod shape

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Molecular Dynamics Simulation

The applied electric field points to the rightward direction






Contents

Occurence of charge inversion is strong for trivalent counterions
(case 1), and it is weak for a monovalent case (case 2).
A rod-shaped macroion undergoes the inversion when trivalent ions
are chained aroud the rod ion (case 3).


Counterions
Coions
Salt