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The melting transition of two-dimensional (2D) systems is a fundamental problem in condensed matter and statistical physics that has advanced significantly through the application of computational resources and algorithms. 2D systems…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2017-04-12 Joshua A. Anderson , James Antonaglia , Jaime A. Millan , Michael Engel , Sharon C. Glotzer

We perform Langevin dynamics simulations and use polygon construction method to investigate two-dimensional (2D) melting and freezing transitions in many-particle Yukawa systems. 2D melting transitions can be characterized as proliferation…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-06-05 Arūnas Radzvilavičius

We set up a harmonic lattice model for 2D defect melting which, in contrast to earlier simple-cubic models, lives on a triangular lattice. Integer-valued plastic defect gauge fields allow for the thermal generation of dislocations and…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2011-10-05 J. Dietel , H. Kleinert

Topological defects such as dislocations and disclinations are predicted to determine the twodimensional (2-D) melting transition. In 2-D superconducting vortex lattices, macroscopic measurements evidence melting close to the transition to…

In the present paper, using a molecular dynamics simulation, we study a nature of melting of a two-dimensional ($2D$) system of classical particles interacting through a purely repulsive isotropic core-softened potential which is used for…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2015-06-22 D. E. Dudalov , Yu. D. Fomin , E. N. Tsiok , V. N. Ryzhov

The configurational and melting properties of large two-dimensional clusters of charged classical particles interacting with each other via the Coulomb potential are investigated through the Monte Carlo simulation technique. The particles…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Minghui Kong , B. Partoens , F. M. Peeters

We elucidate the interplay between diverse two-dimensional melting pathways and establish solid/hexatic and hexatic/liquid transition criteria via the numerical simulations of the melting transition of two- and three-component mixtures of…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2023-07-05 Yan-Wei Li , Yugui Yao , Massimo Pica Ciamarra

We investigate two-dimensional (2d) melting in the presence of a one-dimensional (1d) periodic potential as, for example, realized in recent experiments on 2d colloids subjected to two interfering laser beams. The topology of the phase…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-31 Leo Radzihovsky , Erwin Frey , David R. Nelson

We provide a quantitative analysis of all kinds of topological defects present in 2D passive and active repulsive disk systems. We show that the passage from the solid to the hexatic is driven by the unbinding of dislocations. Instead,…

In contrast to three-dimensional (3D) crystals that melt via a first-order transition, two-dimensional (2D) crystals can exhibit various melting scenarios under different temperatures, pressures, and particle interactions, particularly when…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-10-16 Peng Hua , Yilong Han

Topological defects are the key feature mediating 2D phase transitions. However, both resolution and tunability have been lacking to access the dynamics of the transitions. With dynamic Kerr microscopy, we directly capture the melting of a…

A general theory for the melting of two dimensional solids explaining the universal and non-universal properties is an open problem up to date. Although the celebrated KTHNY theory have been able to predict the critical properties of the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2024-03-13 Alejandro Mendoza-Coto , Valéria Mattiello , Rômulo Cenci , Nicolò Defenu , Lucas Nicolao

The presence of stable topological defects in a two-dimensional (\textit{d} = 2) liquid crystal model allowing molecular reorientations in three dimensions (\textit{n} = 3) was largely believed to induce defect-mediated…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2018-11-28 B. Kamala Latha , V. S. S. Sastry

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…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2008-06-24 Shizeng Lin , Bo Zheng , Steffen Trimper

By using topological current theory, we study the inner topological structure of disclinations during the melting of two-dimensional systems. From two-dimensional elasticity theory, it is found topological currents for topological defects…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-04-22 Wei-Kai Qi , Tao Zhu , Yong Chen , Ji-Rong Ren

The melting transitions of a colloidal lattice confined to a two-dimensional ($2D$) periodic substrate of square symmetry are studied using Monte Carlo simulations. When the strengths of interparticle and particle-substrate interactions are…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-10-02 Akhilesh M P , Toby Joseph

Melting of two-dimensional (2D) equilibrium crystals, from superconducting vortex lattices to colloidal structures, is a complex phenomenon characterized by the sequential loss of positional and orientational order. Whereas melting…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2021-10-27 Martin James , Dominik Anton Suchla , Jörn Dunkel , Michael Wilczek

We consider the phase behavior of two-dimensional ($2D$)system of particles with an isotropic core-softened potential introduced in our previous publications. As one can expect from the qualitative consideration for the three dimensional…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2015-06-18 D. E. Dudalov , Yu. D. Fomin , E. N. Tsiok , V. N. Ryzhov

We study the nature of melting of a two dimensional (2D) Lennard-Jones solid using large scale Monte Carlo simulation. We use systems of up to 102,400 particles to capture the decay of the correlation functions associated with translational…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2013-01-01 Keola Wierschem , Efstratios Manousakis

In complex crystals close to melting or at finite temperatures, different types of defects are ubiquitous and their role becomes relevant in the mechanical response of these solids. Conventional elasticity theory fails to provide a…

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