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  • Computational Chemistry

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  • Certain lattices exhibit phase transitions under compression, potentially releasing significant nuclear kinetic energy.
  • Understanding these transitions is crucial for applications requiring high energy output from condensed matter systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a computational model for studying Coulomb-coupled N-body systems on a sphere, simulating phase transitions.
  • To investigate the dynamics of nuclear kinetic energy gain during simulated phase transitions in a Thomson problem framework.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a methodology to model N Boron nuclei as point particles on a sphere, equilibrating via Coulomb scattering with viscous damping.
  • Simulated phase transitions by removing Nrm particles, forcing system rearrangement and analysis of new equilibrium states.
  • Analyzed the Thomson problem as a dynamical system to explore temperature effects on structural imperfections.

Main Results:

  • Established a scaling relation for average peak kinetic energy as a function of N (total particles) and Nrm (removed particles).
  • Observed an order of magnitude increase in kinetic energy for specific N values when Nrm increased from 1 to 6.
  • Quantified the impact of structural imperfections on energy release in Thomson minima.

Conclusions:

  • The developed dynamical model provides a framework for understanding energy release during lattice phase transitions.
  • The findings suggest potential for designing lattices that optimize energy output through controlled particle removal.
  • This research offers insights into manipulating nuclear kinetic energy via controlled phase transitions.