ISSN:
1572-9613
Keywords:
Brownian motion
;
self-diffusion
;
hard spheres
;
molecular dynamics
;
Monte Carlo
;
fractal dimension
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract Using Monte Carlo molecular dynamics, a new, careful study is made of the approach of the trajectory of a typical particle in a hard sphere fluid to that of a Brownian particle, discussed before by Powles and Quirke and Rapaport. The apparent fractal dimension of the trajectory, as a function of reduced length scale,Δ(η), characterizes the transition from mechanical to Brownian motion and differs markedly from 2 in all present computer simulations.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01010586
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