Affiliation:
1. Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Abstract
Learning from the packing of particles
Colloidal particles, which consist of clusters of hundreds or thousands of atoms, can still resemble atomic systems. In particular, colloids have been used to study the packing of spheres and the influence of short-range interactions on crystallization and melting. Manoharan reviews these similarities, as well as the cases in which colloidal particles show behavior not seen in atomic systems. For example, the packing of nonspherical objects, where geometry or topology may matter, can give insights into the role of entropy in packing.
Science
, this issue
10.1126/science.1253751
Funder
National Science Foundation
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Cited by
362 articles.
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