Order-parameter-based Monte Carlo simulation of crystallization

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 124, Issue 13, 2006, Pages

  Chopra, Manan ^a   Müller, Marcus ^b   De Pablo, J J ^a  

^a Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE NUCLEUS; LENNARD-JONES SYSTEM; PHASE COEXISTENCE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SUPERCOOLING;

CRYSTALLIZATION;

EID: 34547853580     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2178324     Document Type: Article

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