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The geometrical structure is one of the most basic properties of any aggregate of atoms. In principle, it is easy to calculate, as one "only" has to find the structure with the lowest total energy. This is seldom practicable, as we must both calculate the energy surfaces and avoid unfavourable minima in them. We outline a method that addresses both problems, and show that it leads to interesting and unexpected results for clusters of aluminium and gallium up to n = 10.
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Jones, R.O. (1992). Structure and bonding in aluminium and gallium clusters. In: Schmidt, R., Lutz, H.O., Dreizler, R. (eds) Nuclear Physics Concepts in the Study of Atomic Cluster Physics. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 404. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-55625-7_33
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