Molecular dynamics simulations on the dynamics of two-dimensional rounded squares*

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 21573159 and 21621004).

Hou Zhang-lin1, Ju Ying1, Zong Yi-wu1, Ye Fang-fu2, ‡, Zhao Kun1, §
       

(color online) Three types of translational collective motion pattern. (a) An example of hopping motion pattern (RHX phase of ζ = 0.8 at η = 0.73) characterized by and Pd(r,t) ≡ Gd(r,t)/ρ. An example of a hopping trajectory is shown in black circle inset (different color represents different particle); (b)–(d) Snapshots of a representative trajectory at 3 different times t = 0.5 × 104 (b), 2.5 × 104 (c), and 3.5 × 104 (d). (e) An example of gliding motion pattern (T phase of ζ = 0.09 at η = 0.79) characterized by Ps(r,t) ≡ 2πrGs (r,t) and Pd(r,t). An example of a gliding motion is shown in black circle inset (different color represents different particle); (f)–(h) Snapshots of a representative trajectory at t = 0.3 × 104 (f), 1.0 × 104 (g), and 3.0 × 104 (h). (i) An example of a mixture of hopping and gliding motion pattern (H phase of ζ = 0.5 at η = 0.73) characterized by Ps(r,t) and Pd(r,t). (j)–(l) Snapshots of a representative trajectory at t = 0.5 × 104 (j), 2.5 × 104 (k), and 3.5 × 104 (l). The color code of each trajectory is determined based on the maximum displacement of the corresponding particle in a given time.