Condensation and evaporation of mutually repelling particles: Steady states and limit cycles.
We study condensation and evaporation of particles which repel each other. The system evolves through a computer simulation using a simple set of rules on a square lattice. Different results are obtained for a mobile and an immobile surface layer. A two point limit cycle is observed for high temperature and pressure in both cases. Here the coverage oscillates between a high and a low value without ever reaching a steady state. The results for the immobile case depend in addition on the initial coverage.
Dutta
Tapati
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Physics Department, St. Xavier's College, Kolkata 700016, India.
Lebovka
Nikolai
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Tarafdar
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