Fine points of melting plasma crystals. (plastic spheres immersed in plasma used to observe solid-to-liquid phase transition)(Brief Article)

From: Science News | Date: March 9, 1996| Author: Peterson, Ivars | Copyright information

The melting of a solid is such a commonplace occurrence that it may seem surprising that scientists do not yet completely understand the behavior of atoms and molecules during this transition.

The process is so complicated that computer simulations fail to capture its subtleties. Moreover, because relatively few particles make the transition at any given time, it's difficult to detect their movements amid those of all the other particles present in the coexisting liquid and ...

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