Transitions between metastable states in silica clusters

Philosophical Magazine B: Physics of Condensed Matter; Statistical Mechanics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Properties

Volumn 79, Issue 11-12, 1999, Pages 1971-1979

  Brangian, Claudio ^a   Pilla, Oreste ^b   Viliani, Gabriele ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; GLASS TRANSITION; GROUND STATE; POTENTIAL ENERGY; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SPECIFIC HEAT OF SOLIDS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; TOPOLOGY;

FIRST-ORDER SADDLE POINTS; WENTZEL-KRAMERS-BRILLOUIN APPROXIMATIONS;

SILICA;

EID: 0033349955     PISSN: 13642812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13642819908223084     Document Type: Article

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