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Simulation Of Random Packing Of Hard Spheres Using Monte Carlo Method, Sung-Ho Park
Simulation Of Random Packing Of Hard Spheres Using Monte Carlo Method, Sung-Ho Park
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A computer based method of generating a random packing of hard spheres is described. Using a Monte Carlo method as employed in the field of Computational Statistical Physics, packing of hard spheres are generated and analyzed.
The mean packing fractions for the present assemblies of 1000 spheres are 0.555±0.015 after pouring and 0.582±0.018 after 10 cycles of shaking. These values are approximately 5 to 6 per cent lower than the experimental results of G.D. Scott[30], but similar with the result of Visscher & Bolsterli [17].
The mean coordination numbers are 5.97 and 6.33 for the pouring and shaking case, respectively. …