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Two-dimensional melting

Katherine J. Strandburg*

Katherine J. Strandburg*

  • Physics Department, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213

  • *Present address: Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439.
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Rev. Mod. Phys. 60, 161 – Published 1 January, 1988Erratum Rev. Mod. Phys. 61, 747 (1989)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.60.161

Abstract

For a decade now the subject of the nature of the two-dimensional melting transition has remained controversial. An elegant theory based on the unbinding of pairs of crystal defects suggested that two-dimensional solids might melt by a transition sequence involving two continuous transitions separated by a novel, nearest-neighbor-bond-orientationally ordered fluid—the hexatic phase. Competing theories predict that the transition is of the usual first-order type observed in three-dimensional systems. This paper is a critical review of the current status of research into the problem of two-dimensional melting, with an emphasis on computer simulations. An attempt is made to point out unresolved issues pertaining to this fascinating and still open question.

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Erratum: Two-dimensional melting

Katherine J. Strandburg
Rev. Mod. Phys. 61, 747 (1989)

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