Determination of the melting point of hard spheres from direct coexistence simulation methods

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 128, Issue 15, 2008, Pages

  Noya, Eva G ^a   Vega, Carlos ^a   De Miguel, Enrique ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREE ENERGY; ISOTHERMS; MELTING POINT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; TENSORS;

ISOTHERMAL-ISOBARIC ENSEMBLE; LIQUID-SOLID TRANSITION; SIMULATION METHODS;

SPHERES;

EID: 42449148827     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2901172     Document Type: Article

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