Beads-on-a-string packing in two dimensions

V.P. Brito, W.S. Castro, A.S.O. Coelho and M.A.F. Gomes

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2004, vol. 342, issue 3, 419-427

Abstract: Basic statistical properties of monolayer packing configurations of a string of beads of diameter D in a planar cavity of size L×L×D are extensively investigated from experiments. The observed packing density p of the beads within the cavity is examined as a function of the packing fraction δ along the string. In particular, we have examined the dependence of p(δ) with the ratio D/L. The relationship of the maximum packing density, pmax, with D/L is found, and the thermodynamic limit of pmax as D/L goes to zero is also obtained.

Keywords: Discontinuous transition; 2D Packing; String of beads (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2004.05.044

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