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1Facultad de Ciencias, CUICBAS, Universidad de Colima, Bernal Díaz del Castillo 340, Colima, Colima, Mexico.
Physical Review. E
|March 17, 2017
Summary
The minimum energy configuration for 395 charges in a disk is incorrect. Lower energy states exist, challenging previous models of charge arrangement and core formation.
Area of Science:
- Computational physics
- Condensed matter physics
- Electrostatics
Background:
- Previous studies proposed a specific minimum energy configuration for N=395 charges in a disk interacting via Coulomb potential.
- This configuration featured a hexagonal core and valence circular rings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To re-evaluate the minimum energy configuration of N=395 charges in a disk.
- To investigate the validity of the hexagonal core and valence ring model.
Main Methods:
- Numerical simulations of electrostatic energy minimization.
- Analysis of charge configurations and defect locations.
Main Results:
- The previously reported minimum energy configuration is not a global minimum.
- Identified numerous configurations with significantly lower electrostatic energy.
- Observed defects near the disk center in lower energy configurations.
- Found no numerical evidence supporting the hexagonal core and valence ring model.
Conclusions:
- The model predicting hexagonal cores and valence rings is not supported by numerical evidence.
- The previously identified configuration is not the true global minimum energy state.
- Configurations from the referenced model are unreliable for guiding numerical calculations.
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