Phase transitions of soft disks in external periodic potentials: A Monte Carlo study

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 13-

  Strepp, W ^a   Sengupta, S ^b   Nielaba, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b S N BOSE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR BASIC SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASER BEAMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; VECTORS;

FINITE SIZE SCALING; LASER INDUCED MELTING; SOFT DISKS; UNBINDING THEORY;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

ARTICLE;

EID: 37649032479     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.66.056109     Document Type: Article

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