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In a freezing two-dimensional Lennard-Jones system, a complex liquid state emerges near the melting line. This state exhibits spatial heterogeneity and intertwined dynamics, offering insights into microscopic complexity.

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Area of Science:

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Materials Science

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  • Freezing transitions in two-dimensional systems exhibit complex behavior.
  • Understanding the microscopic origins of liquid complexity is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the metrical and topological features of local structure during freezing.
  • To investigate the emergence of complex liquid behavior near the melting line.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of metrical and topological features of local structure.
  • Characterization of thermodynamic states near the melting line in a 2D Lennard-Jones system.

Main Results:

  • A narrow thermodynamic strip reveals a complex liquid state.
  • This state shows super-Arrhenius relaxation, stretched-exponential decay, and power-law waiting times.
  • Spatially heterogeneous structure and dynamics with power-law distributed cluster sizes were observed.

Conclusions:

  • The complex liquid state is governed by local structure evolution between solid-like and liquid-like patterns.
  • This system provides a unique platform to study the interplay of structure, dynamics, and complexity at a microscopic level.