Simple and efficient methods for local structural analysis in polydisperse hard disk systems
In nonequilibrium statistical physics, quantifying the nearest (and higher-order) neighbors and free volumes of particles in many-body systems is crucial to elucidating the origin of macroscopic collective phenomena, such as glass/granular jamming transitions and various aspects of the behavior of a...
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| Published in | The Journal of chemical physics Vol. 160; no. 17 |
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| Main Authors | , , , , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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United States
07.05.2024
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| Summary: | In nonequilibrium statistical physics, quantifying the nearest (and higher-order) neighbors and free volumes of particles in many-body systems is crucial to elucidating the origin of macroscopic collective phenomena, such as glass/granular jamming transitions and various aspects of the behavior of active matter. However, conventional techniques (based on a fixed-distance cutoff or the Voronoi construction) have mainly been applied to equilibrated, homogeneous, and monodisperse particle systems. In this paper, we implement simple and efficient methods for local structure analysis in nonequilibrium, inhomogeneous, and polydisperse hard disk systems. We show how these novel methods can overcome the difficulties encountered by conventional techniques as well as demonstrate some applications. |
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| ISSN: | 1089-7690 |
| DOI: | 10.1063/5.0194873 |