Study of Two-Dimensional Melting in a System of Small Magnets

• Authors: M. Šviková , M. Liščinský , P. Rabatin , M. Géci
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Using video tracking we study configurational and melting properties of a finite number (64) of 6 mm sized disc magnets moving on an air layer produced by an air table to imitate two-dimensional (2D) crystal. It is shown that velocity of air flow allows us to influence temperature. Analysing trajectories of particles has shown the transition from hexagonal to square lattice and after it to liquid phase with underlying square shell structure.

Keywords

EN

64.70.D-; 64.70.dj; 68.90.+g

Discipline

• 64.70.D-: Solid-liquid transitions
• 64.70.dj: Melting of specific substances
• 68.90.+g: Other topics in structure, and nonelectronic properties of surfaces and interfaces; thin films and low-dimensional structures (restricted to new topics in section 68)

• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 126
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 258-259

Dates

published

2014-07

Contributors

author

M. Šviková

• High School of st. Thomas Aquinas, Zbrojničná 3, Košice 040 01, Slovakia

author

M. Liščinský

• High School of st. Thomas Aquinas, Zbrojničná 3, Košice 040 01, Slovakia

author

P. Rabatin

• Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia

author

M. Géci

• High School of st. Thomas Aquinas, Zbrojničná 3, Košice 040 01, Slovakia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.126.258