Is random close packing of spheres well defined?

被引：1149

作者：

Torquato, S ^{[1
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Truskett, TM

Debenedetti, PG

机构：

[1] Princeton Univ, Dept Chem, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA

[2] Princeton Univ, Princeton Mat Inst, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA

[3] Princeton Univ, Dept Chem Engn, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 2000年 / 84卷 / 10期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.2064

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

Despite its long history, there are many fundamental issues concerning random packings of spheres that remain elusive, including a precise definition of random close packing (RCP). We argue that the current picture of RCP cannot be made mathematically precise and support this conclusion via a molecular dynamics study of hard spheres using the Lubachevsky-Stillinger compression algorithm. We suggest that this impasse can be broken by introducing the new concept of a maximally random jammed state, which can be made precise.

引用

页码：2064 / 2067

页数：4

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