Dense packing crystal structures of physical tetrahedra

DOI10.1103/PHYSREVE.83.036703arXiv1011.4034WikidataQ51575618 ScholiaQ51575618MaRDI QIDQ6221908FDOQ6221908

Authors: Yoav Kallus, Veit Elser 

Publication date: 17 November 2010

Abstract: We present a method for discovering dense packings of general convex hard particles and apply it to study the dense packing behavior of a one-parameter family of particles with tetrahedral symmetry representing a deformation of the ideal mathematical tetrahedron into a less ideal, physical, tetrahedron and all the way to the sphere. Thus, we also connect the two well studied problems of sphere packing and tetrahedron packing on a single axis. Our numerical results uncover a rich optimal-packing behavior, compared to that of other continuous families of particles previously studied. We present four structures as candidates for the optimal packing at different values of the parameter, providing an atlas of crystal structures which might be observed in systems of nano-particles with tetrahedral symmetry.

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