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where <math> \Phi_{12}\left(r \right) </math> is the [[intermolecular pair potential]] between two disks at a distance <math>r := |\mathbf{r}_1 - \mathbf{r}_2|</math>, and <math> \sigma </math> is the diameter of the disk. | where <math> \Phi_{12}\left(r \right) </math> is the [[intermolecular pair potential]] between two disks at a distance <math>r := |\mathbf{r}_1 - \mathbf{r}_2|</math>, and <math> \sigma </math> is the diameter of the disk. This page treats hard disks in a two-dimensional space, for three dimensions see the page [[hard disks in a three dimensional space]]. | ||
==Phase transitions== | ==Phase transitions== | ||
Despite the apparent simplicity of this model/system, the phase behaviour and the nature of the phase transitions remains an area of active study. In a recent publication by Mak (Ref. 5) using over 4 million particles <math>(2048^2)</math> one appears to have the phase diagram isotropic <math>(\rho \leq 0.890)</math> hexatic <math>(\rho > 0.920)</math> solid. | Despite the apparent simplicity of this model/system, the phase behaviour and the nature of the phase transitions remains an area of active study. In a recent publication by Mak (Ref. 5) using over 4 million particles <math>(2048^2)</math> one appears to have the phase diagram isotropic <math>(\rho \leq 0.890)</math> hexatic <math>(\rho > 0.920)</math> solid. | ||
Revision as of 13:33, 29 September 2009
Hard disks are hard spheres in two dimensions. The hard disk intermolecular pair potential is given by
where is the intermolecular pair potential between two disks at a distance , and is the diameter of the disk. This page treats hard disks in a two-dimensional space, for three dimensions see the page hard disks in a three dimensional space.
Phase transitions
Despite the apparent simplicity of this model/system, the phase behaviour and the nature of the phase transitions remains an area of active study. In a recent publication by Mak (Ref. 5) using over 4 million particles one appears to have the phase diagram isotropic hexatic solid.
Equations of state
- Main article: Equations of state for hard disks
Virial coefficients
- Main article: Hard sphere: virial coefficients
References
- Nicholas Metropolis, Arianna W. Rosenbluth, Marshall N. Rosenbluth, Augusta H. Teller and Edward Teller, "Equation of State Calculations by Fast Computing Machines", Journal of Chemical Physics 21 pp.1087-1092 (1953)
- W. W. Wood "Monte Carlo calculations of the equation of state of systems of 12 and 48 hard circles", Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory Report LA-2827 (1963)
- Ya G Sinai "Dynamical systems with elastic reflections", Russian Mathematical Surveys 25 pp. 137-189 (1970)
- Katherine J. Strandburg, John A. Zollweg, and G. V. Chester "Bond-angular order in two-dimensional Lennard-Jones and hard-disk systems", Physical Review B 30 pp. 2755 - 2759 (1984)
- Nándor Simányi "Proof of the Boltzmann-Sinai ergodic hypothesis for typical hard disk systems", Inventiones Mathematicae 154 pp. 123-178 (2003)
- C. H. Mak "Large-scale simulations of the two-dimensional melting of hard disks", Physical Review E 73 065104(R) (2006)
External links
- Hard disks and spheres computer code on SMAC-wiki.