College Physics ›› 2021, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (10): 62-.

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The stable structure of 60 charged particles in a spherical surface: A Monte Carlo   simulation

ZHOU Zheng¹,YAN Zheng²,LI Wei¹   

  1. 1. Department of Physics,Fudan University,Shanghai 200433,China; 2. Department of Physics,The University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong,China
  • Received:2021-04-22 Revised:2021-04-26 Online:2021-10-15 Published:2021-10-15

Abstract: In this paper,a theoretical simulation is carried out for the studies on the nature of

60-charged par- ticles on a spherical surface based on the Monte Carlo method,and is revealed a new

structure with composited of 116 triangles,which has the lowest energy in compared to the

previous found spherical structures,including the truncated icosahedron or Fullerence

structure,the rhombic dodecahedron,and the snub dodecahedron structure.

The importance of this paper not only provides a rich knowledge for the undergraduate students in

the fundamental educations,but also sheds a new light into the search for exotic molecule

structures based on the Monte Carlo simu- lations.

Key words: Monte Carlo method, charged particles, fullerence