Crystallization of hard spheres under gravity

被引:17
作者
Levin, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Fed Rio Grande Sul, Inst Fis, BR-91501970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
来源
PHYSICA A | 2000年 / 287卷 / 1-2期
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10.1016/S0378-4371(00)00459-3
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We present a simple argument to account for crystallization of hard spheres under the action of a gravitational field. The paper attempts to bridge the gap between two communities of scientists, one working on granular materials and the other on inhomogeneous liquid state theory. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:100 / 104
页数:5
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