Abstract
Crystallization is studied by Metropolis Monte Carlo annealing of assemblies of particles with an r-12 interaction. In two dimensions, a high degree of crystalline order is obtained very quickly; in three dimensions a disordered (glass) structure is generally obtained. The special system consisting of 120 particles on the surface of a four-dimensional sphere, which has a close-packed crystal phase, was found to crystallize much more readily than flat three-dimensional space. This gives support to current theories of the role of topological frustration in the formation of glassy phases.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6592-6595 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review B |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1984 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics