A Computer Simulation Study of Sticks Percolation

Authors

Jeffrey Beckleheimer, University of Southern Mississippi
Ras B. Pandey, University of Southern MississippiFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-15-1992

Department

Physics and Astronomy

School

Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Abstract

A computer-simulation model is used to study the percolation phase transition of stiff chains/sticks on a square lattice. By varying the chain length, effects of the chain length (L_c) on the percolation transition is explored. The percolation exponents seem to remain unchanged with L_c. The percolation threshold p_c depends strongly on the chain-length, and shows a power-law dependence p_c (L_c) ≈ L_c^-12.

Publication Title

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volume

187

Issue

1-2

First Page

71

Last Page

76

Recommended Citation

Beckleheimer, J., Pandey, R. B. (1992). A Computer Simulation Study of Sticks Percolation. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 187(1-2), 71-76.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/6868