Equilibrium states of confined ions in two dimensions
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A Mughal, S Hutzler and D Weaire, Equilibrium states of confined ions in two dimensions, Philosophical Magazine, 103, 2023, 595 - 609Abstract:
Ions that are trapped in two dimensions and are subject to a harmonic confining potential have widely varying stationary states that exhibit various asymptotic forms and bifurcations. We present a ‘birds-eye’ view of these structures for N = 2 to 5 ions, and the full range of anisotropy. These results may be interrogated in detail using the software provided here. Energy variations at bifurcation points and limits are also identified; for N = 5 these include blue-sky (or saddle-node) bifurcations. A limited attempt is also made to explore such features for a larger system of ions, i.e. N = 10.
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Supercomputing Wales
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Author: Hutzler, Stefan
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103;Philosophical Magazine;
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Computation, Computer modelling, MorphologySubject (TCD):
Nanoscience & Materials , Complex systemsDOI:
10.1080/14786435.2023.2165187Metadata
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