Precise algorithm to generate random sequential adsorption of hard polygons at saturation
- 1. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States). Dept. of Physics
Description
Random sequential adsorption (RSA) is a time-dependent packing process, in which particles of certain shapes are randomly and sequentially placed into an empty space without overlap. In the infinite-time limit, the density approaches a saturation'' limit. Although this limit has attracted particular research interest, the majority of past studies could only probe this limit by extrapolation. We have previously found an algorithm to reach this limit using finite computational time for spherical particles, and could thus determine the saturation density of spheres with high accuracy. Here in this paper, we generalize this algorithm to generate saturated RSA packings of two-dimensional polygons. We also calculate the saturation density for regular polygons of three to ten sides, and obtain results that are consistent with previous, extrapolation-based studies.
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. E (Print)
- Journal Volume
- 97
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Journal Page Range
- vp.
- ISSN
- 2470-0045
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 50032822
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCURACY; ADSORPTION; ALGORITHMS; DENSITY; SATURATION; SPHERICAL CONFIGURATION; TIME DEPENDENCE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS
- Descriptors DEC
- CONFIGURATION; CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL LOGIC; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SORPTION
Optional Information
- Contract/Grant/Project number
- FG02-05ER46199
- Funding organization
- USDOE Office of Science - SC, Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22) (United States)
- Secondary number(s)
- OSTIID--1435038