Metastable states of floating crystals (IMAGE)

University of Liège

Metastable states of floating crystals

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Different assemblies of N particles on the surface of the liquid. For each number N of particles, two different assemblies are shown opposite each other, demonstrating the metastability of the assembly.

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©Université de Liège /N.Vandewalle

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