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The previously discussed anomalous behavior (i.e. negative) of the thermal expansion coefficient obtained from the pair correlation function is examined in the context of the nearest-neighbor distance (bond length) distribution. The bond…
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We implement a standard Monte Carlo algorithm to study the slow, equilibrium dynamics of a silica melt in a wide temperature regime, from 6100 K down to 2750 K. We find that the average dynamical behaviour of the system is in quantitative…
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The ability to accurately predict the finite temperature properties of realistic quantum solids is central to uncovering new phases and engineering materials with novel properties. Nonetheless, there remain comparatively few many-body…
We perform molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations of two-dimensional melting with dipole-dipole interactions. Both static and dynamic behaviors are examined. In the isotropic liquid phase, the bond orientational correlation length 6…
We consider the idea of bond ordering as a model for glass transition: a generic covalently bonded liquid may substantially reduce its energy through bond ordering, without undergoing significant structural order. This concept is developed…
We investigate the low-temperature properties of the spin-1 antiferromagnetic Heisenberg chain with bond-alternation by the quantum Monte Carlo method (loop algorithm). The strength of bond-alternation at the gapless point is estimated as…
Monte Carlo methods are used to study the phase transition in ammonium chloride from the orientationally ordered $\delta$ phase to the orientationally disordered $\gamma$ phase. An effective pair potential is used to model the interaction…
The thermal degradation of a graphene-like two-dimensional triangular membrane with bonds undergoing temperature-induced scission is studied by means of Molecular Dynamics simulation using Langevin thermostat. We demonstrate that the…
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In this work, we present an off-lattice Monte Carlo model of accretion and migration of hydrogen atoms on a rough surface of carbon dust grain. The migration of physisorbed atoms by means of thermal diffusion and quantum tunnelling through…