Interpolation Formulas for the Packing Fraction of Binary Hard Spheres

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Abstract

For several given structures, such as simple cubic, face-centered cubic, body-centered cubic and hexagonal close packing, that are formed by hard spheres of unit radius, packing of the remaining space with these structures formed by smaller hard spheres of decreasing radius is studied numerically. Random close packing of the remaining space is also considered by introducing infinitesimal gravity. The packing fraction is calculated numerically as a function of the radius of the smaller spheres and the analytic expressions for the packing fraction that accurately express the simulation results are derived.

Authors

  • Naoki Iwamoto

  • F.M. Pan

    Albion College, Wayne State University, University of Akron, Department of Advanced Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering, Kagawa University, 2217-20 Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu 761-0396, Japan, Miami University, Department of Physics and Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, 104 Davey Laboratory, University Park, PA 16802, USA