THE DIRECT MONTE-CARLO METHOD APPLIED TO THE HOMOGENEOUS NUCLEATION PROBLEM

Authors
HETTEMA H MCFEATERS JS
Citation
H. Hettema et Js. Mcfeaters, THE DIRECT MONTE-CARLO METHOD APPLIED TO THE HOMOGENEOUS NUCLEATION PROBLEM, The Journal of chemical physics, 105(7), 1996, pp. 2816-2827
Citations number
44
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
Journal title
The Journal of chemical physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00219606
Volume
105
Issue
7
Year of publication
1996
Pages
2816 - 2827
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9606(1996)105:7<2816:TDMMAT>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
We discuss the application of the direct Monte Carlo method to the the ory of cluster formation. Fractal relationships for the kernels appear ing in the Smoluchowski equation are implemented in this method and th e scaling behavior of the kernels is investigated using computer simul ation. We study the effects of cluster disintegrations and also invest igate the effects of ''magic'' numbers in cluster formation. (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.