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Dynamics and Potential Surfaces of Small Clusters
Author(s) -
Berry R. Stephen,
Braier Paul,
Hinde R.J.,
Cheng HaiPing
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
israel journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.908
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1869-5868
pISSN - 0021-2148
DOI - 10.1002/ijch.199000005
Subject(s) - chemistry , solid surface , dynamics (music) , chemical physics , surface (topology) , statistical physics , nanotechnology , geometry , physics , mathematics , materials science , acoustics
Some of the tantalizing puzzles regarding clusters are described. Some specific results concerning the dynamical behavior of clusters of particular sizes and having various potentials are described, to give some insight into the relationship between the form of a potential and the kind of behavior it yields. Solid‐liquid, solid‐soft solid, surface melting, and a remarkable single “subsurface layer mobility” all can be found in particular instances.