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Measurement of the percolation threshold for fully penetrable disks of different radii

Journal Article · · Physical Review E

We perform simulations of gradient percolation to study the percolation threshold for systems of homogeneous fully penetrable disks of variable radii. We find that, if the radii follow a uniform distribution, the percolation threshold is 0.686610{+-}0.000007. We also investigate binary dispersions, studying the influence of constitutive parameters on the percolation threshold and suggesting an empirical formula for the threshold. We find that, with the appropriate parameters, a percolation threshold of approximately 0.76 can be achieved. The minimal threshold of 0.676339{+-}0.000004 is achieved by disks of equal radius.

Sponsoring Organization:
(US)
OSTI ID:
40203336
Journal Information:
Physical Review E, Journal Name: Physical Review E Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 63; ISSN 1063-651X
Publisher:
The American Physical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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