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Surface melting characteristics and the finite size melting point depression are derived to leading order. The Lindemann index is defined and illustrated with a numerical simulation. A simple model of melting is presented and the consequences for the properties of the solid-liquid transition for finite particles are derived. The results are compared with numerical simulations of Lennard-Jones clusters.
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Or freezing. Let’s use the term melting generically in this discussion.
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Hansen, K. (2013). Melting and Freezing. In: Statistical Physics of Nanoparticles in the Gas Phase. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics, vol 73. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5839-1_11
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