From chemistry-request@ccl.net Wed Apr 8 16:23:34 1992 Date: Wed, 8 Apr 92 14:14:25 EDT From: srahman@pellns.alleg.EDU Subject: Molecular Dynamics To: chemistry@ccl.net Status: R Thanks to all of you who sent suggestions to my recent query regarding MD codes for monatomic systems. Some of you pointed out that freezing a liquid is non-trivial. I'd like to get some feedback on the possibility of doing something similar in 2d (also suggested by one person). In particular : If a graphical interface is developed, will it be possible to look at the 2d system in real time as it evolves, i.e. if such a system is "quenched" from a "melt", will it go to a "crystalline" phase? What I don't know is whether the system will visually appear to "crystallize" or whether there will be too much motion even after freezing so that in real time the "crystallinity" or particular phases may not be obvious.