Attraction tames two-dimensional melting : from continuous to discontinuous transitions

Two-dimensional systems may admit a hexatic phase and hexatic-liquid transitions of different natures. The determination of their phase diagrams proved challenging, and indeed, those of hard disks, hard regular polygons, and inverse power-law potentials have only recently been clarified. In this con...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Li, Yan-Wei, Ciamarra, Massimo Pica
Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145015