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The Analytical Theory of Bulk Melting I: Exact Solution of the One-dimensional Atom Chain

Statistical Mechanics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We investigate theoretically the crucial r\^{o}le of interstitialcies that trigger the melting of a boundary-free crystal. Based on an interstitialcy model that resembles the J1J_1-J2J_2 model of frustrated antiferromagnets with uniaxial anisotropy, we have calculated the exact partition function and correlation functions in a one-dimensional atom chain. The melting point and correlation behavior of this crystal model show the applicability of Lindemann criterion and Born criterion in the one-dimensional case.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0405487,
  title  = {The Analytical Theory of Bulk Melting I: Exact Solution of the One-dimensional Atom Chain},
  author = {Yajun Zhou and Xiaofeng Jin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0405487},
  year   = {2007}
}

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15 pages, 4 figures, 12 diagrams