Collective modes in simple melts: Transition from soft spheres to the hard sphere limit

Abstract We study collective modes in a classical system of particles with repulsive inverse-power-law (IPL) interactions in the fluid phase, near the fluid-solid coexistence (IPL melts). The IPL exponent is varied from n = 10 to n = 100 to mimic the transition from moderately soft to hard-sphere-li...

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Main Authors: Sergey Khrapak, Boris Klumov, Lénaïc Couëdel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08429-5