On the structure of a free surface of a Lennard-Jones liquid: A Monte Carlo calculation
- 1 March 1975
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 62 (5), 1958-1960
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.430685
Abstract
We report a Monte Carlo simulation of the Lennard−Jones liquid−vapor free surface at 84°K and conclude that, contrary to other recent numerical experiments, there exists no layer structure in the liquid region neighboring the free surface.Keywords
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