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Two-dimensional melting
Abstract
For a decade now the subject of the nature of the two-dimensional melting transition has remained controversial. An elegant theory based on the unbinding of pairs of crystal defects suggested that two-dimensional solids might melt by a transition sequence involving two continuous transitions separated by a novel, nearest-neighbor-bond-orientationally ordered fluid---the hexatic phase. Competing theories predict that the transition is of the usual first-order type observed in three-dimensional systems. This paper is a critical review of the current status of research into the problem of two-dimensional melting, with an emphasis on computer simulations. An attempt is made to point out unresolved issues pertaining to this fascinating and still open question.
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- Authors
- Strandburg, K. J.
- Venue
- Reviews of Modern Physics
- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Published
- 1988-01-01
- Volume
- 60
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 161-207
- ISSN
- 0034-6861 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2076659687
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- 1,080
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 12.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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