Monte Carlo simulations of particle positions for densely packed multispecies sticky particles

The use of the Monte Carlo method to generate particle positions is importa nt in both forward- and inverse-scattering problems of microwave and optica l waves in dense media. The generated realizations of a random heterogeneou s medium can be used for the numerical solutions of Maxwell's equations. In this paper, we perform Monte Carlo simulations of densely packed sticky pa rticles that have diversity in both size and surface adhesion. The simulati on algorithm allows a particle to break or form bonds with other particles during the Monte Car lo displacement. Monte Carlo simulation results are, d emonstrated to be in goad agreement with Percus-Yevick pair distribution fu nctions. (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.