PROPERTIES OF THE NETWORK OF THE HYDROGEN-BONDS OF WATER

Networks of the hydrogen bonds and those consisting of lines connectin g nearby molecules were constructed using configurations of water mole cules obtained by the Monte-Carlo method. The concentrations of closed cycles of hydrogen bonds were established to be determined only by th e probability of hydrogen bond formation. Characteristics of a model i deal water network were determined. Topological properties of the Polk model and those of the network of nearest neighbors substantially dif fer from the properties of the ideal network. The totality of the hydr ogen bonds in pure water was proposed to be considered as a hierarchic al system. Three topologically different structures of water associate s were determined.