Statistical geometry of hard particles on a sphere: analysis of defects at high density

We analyse the geometry of the solid phase shaped by densely packed hard calottes on a sphere. We show that in this phase topological defects are not distributed at random over the surface but segregate into clusters that give rise to an upper level of organization in the form of a superstructure with icosahedral symmetry.

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Year of publication:	1993
Authors:	Giarritta, S. Prestipino ; Ferrario, M. ; Giaquinta, P.V.
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 201.1993, 4, p. 649-665
Publisher:	Elsevier

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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