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Phase Transition of a Skeleton Model for Surfaces

H. Koibuchi

cond-mat.stat-mecharXiv:cond-mat/0605367

Abstract

A spherical model of skeleton with junctions is investigated by Monte Carlo simulations. The model is governed by one-dimensional bending energy. The results indicate that the model undergoes a first-order transition separating the smooth phase from the crumpled phase. The existence of phase transition indicates that junctions play a non-trivial role in the transition.

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