Two-dimensional melting, solid-state stability, and the Kosterlitz-Thouless-Feynman criterion
Journal Article
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· Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States)
The melting transition for simple atomic, two-dimensional solids occurs in the Monte Carlo computer experiments at the Kosterlitz-Thouless-Feynman instability temperature and with first-order behavior, in contradiction with renormalization-group arguments. It is pointed out that this melting temperature is not the thermodynamic melting temperature but an upper limit for the stability of the metastable solid.
- Research Organization:
- IBM Research Laboratory, San Jose, California 95193
- OSTI ID:
- 6437448
- Journal Information:
- Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States) Vol. 23:11; ISSN PRBMD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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