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Dimensional transitions in small Yukawa clusters

Radzvilavičius, A; Rancova, O; Anisimovas, E; (2012) Dimensional transitions in small Yukawa clusters. Physical Review E , 86 (1) , Article 016404. 10.1103/PhysRevE.86.016404. Green open access

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Abstract

We provide a detailed analysis of structural transitions leading to rapid changes in the dimensionality of small Yukawa clusters. These transformations are induced by variations in the shape of confinement as well as the screening strength. We show that even in the most primitive systems composed of only a few strongly interacting particles, the order parameter exhibits a power-law behavior in the vicinity of the critical point of the continuous transition. The critical exponent γ=1/2 is found to be universal in all studied cases, which is consistent with the general theory of continuous phase transitions.

Type: Article
Title: Dimensional transitions in small Yukawa clusters
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.86.016404
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.86.016404
Language: English
Additional information: © 2012 American Physical Society. This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1364034
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