MAXIMAL LYAPUNOV EXPONENT IN SMALL ATOMIC CLUSTERS

被引:59
作者
NAYAK, SK [1 ]
RAMASWAMY, R [1 ]
CHAKRAVARTY, C [1 ]
机构
[1] INDIAN INST TECHNOL,DEPT PHYS,NEW DELHI 110016,INDIA
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 1995年 / 51卷 / 04期
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10.1103/PhysRevE.51.3376
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
We study small clusters of atomic argon, Ar7, Ar13, and Ar55, in the temperature range where they undergo a transition from a solidlike phase to a liquidlike phase. The signature of the phase transition is clearly seen as a dramatic increase in the largest Lyapunov exponent as the cluster ''melts.'' © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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页码:3376 / 3380
页数:5
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