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

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

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2001, Pages

  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

BINDING ENERGY; COLLOIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); FREEZING; MELTING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

SIZE SCALING THEORY;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 4243688463     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.63.046106     Document Type: Article

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