Stability of polygonal Coulomb crystals

被引:9
作者
Amiranashvili, S [1 ]
Gusein-zade, N [1 ]
Ignatov, A [1 ]
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[1] Russian Acad Sci, Inst Gen Phys, Moscow 117942, Russia
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1999年 / 59卷 / 04期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.59.3098
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The stability of polygonal patterns composed of a set of N point charges in a potential well is studied. It is shown that a right polygon is stable for N less than or equal to 5. A right polygon with additional charge in its center is stable for N=5,...,9. [S1050-2947(99)09602-X].
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页码:3098 / 3100
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