Packing Structures and Transitions in Liquids and Solids Export

@article{citeulike:3767210, abstract = {Classification of potential energy minima--mechanically stable molecular packings--offers a unifying principle for understanding condensed phase properties. This approach permits identification of an inherent structure in liquids that is normally obscured by thermal motions. Melting and freezing occur through characteristic sequences of molecular packings, and a defect-softening phenomenon underlies the fact that they are thermodynamically first order. The topological distribution of feasible transitions between contiguous potential minima explains glass transitions and associated relaxation behavior. 10.1126/science.225.4666.983}, author = {Stillinger, Frank H. and Weber, Thomas A.}, citeulike-article-id = {3767210}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.225.4666.983}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/225/4666/983}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17783020}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=17783020}, day = {7}, doi = {10.1126/science.225.4666.983}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {discrete-dislocations, download-edd, phase-field}, month = {September}, number = {4666}, pages = {983--989}, posted-at = {2009-07-01 07:44:11}, priority = {2}, title = {Packing Structures and Transitions in Liquids and Solids}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.225.4666.983}, volume = {225}, year = {1984} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3767210 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3767210 N2 - Classification of potential energy minima--mechanically stable molecular packings--offers a unifying principle for understanding condensed phase properties. This approach permits identification of an inherent structure in liquids that is normally obscured by thermal motions. Melting and freezing occur through characteristic sequences of molecular packings, and a defect-softening phenomenon underlies the fact that they are thermodynamically first order. The topological distribution of feasible transitions between contiguous potential minima explains glass transitions and associated relaxation behavior. 10.1126/science.225.4666.983 IS - 4666 JF - Science EP - 989 TI - Packing Structures and Transitions in Liquids and Solids VL - 225 SP - 983 KW - discrete-dislocations KW - download-edd KW - phase-field AU - Stillinger, Frank AU - Weber, Thomas PY - 1984/09/07/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.225.4666.983 ER -