Strong screening in the plum pudding model

Autor: Chepelianskii, A. D., Closa, F., Raphael, E., Trizac, E.
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: EPL 94, 68010 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/94/68010
Popis: We study a generalized Thomson problem that appears in several condensed matter settings: identical point-charge particles can penetrate inside a homogeneously charged sphere, with global electro-neutrality. The emphasis is on scaling laws at large Coulombic couplings, and deviations from mean-field behaviour, by a combination of Monte Carlo simulations and an analytical treatment within a quasi-localized charge approximation, which provides reliable predictions. We also uncover a local overcharging phenomenon driven by ionic correlations alone.
Databáze: arXiv