Prediction of absolute crystal-nucleation rate in hard-sphere colloids

Nature

Volumn 409, Issue 6823, 2001, Pages 1020-1023

  Auer, S ^a   Frenkel, D ^a  

^a FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; PHASE TRANSITION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035931881     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35059035     Document Type: Article

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