Computer simulation of quantum melting in hydrogen clusters

dc.creatorBaroni, Stefano
dc.creatorMoroni, Saverio
dc.date2005-02-26
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dc.descriptionWe introduce a new criterion--based on multipole dynamical correlations calculated within Reptation Quantum Monte Carlo--to discriminate between a melting vs. freezing behavior in quantum clusters. This criterion is applied to small clusters of para-hydrogen molecules (both pristine and doped with a CO cromophore), for cluster sizes around 12 molecules. This is a magic size at which para-hydrogen clusters display an icosahedral structure and a large stability. In spite of the similar geometric structure of CO@(pH2)_12 and (pH2)_13, the first system has a rigid, crystalline, behavior, while the second behaves more like a superfluid (or, possibly, a supersolid).
dc.description5 pages, 5 pdf. Chem Phys Chem, in press (2005)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0502635
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0502635
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/25934
dc.subjectOther Condensed Matter
dc.titleComputer simulation of quantum melting in hydrogen clusters
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