Monte Carlo Studies of Systems of Hard Spheres
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), Aubey Rotenberg, New York Univ. (NYU), NY (United States) · 1964
Monte Carlo studies have been carried out for systems of hard spheres In one (hard rods), two (disks) and three dimensions.The experiments are described :In some detail along with the results.The existence of a phase transition In both two and three dimensions has been confirmed.In an attempt to study the transition further, the effect of Imposing a gravitational field on the system was Investigated and It was found that the field does not separate out the two phases.A possible model for what happens at the phase transition Is suggested and discussed.