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Atoms in nanotubes: small dimensions and variable dimensionality

George Stan, Silvina M. Gatica, Massimo Boninsegni, Stefano Curtarolo, Milton W. Cole

cond-mat.stat-mecharXiv:cond-mat/9904352

Abstract

Newly discovered carbon nanotubes provide an environment in which small atoms move relatively freely. An assembly of such atoms provides a realization of a quasi-one dimensional system which is an ideal testing ground for concepts and mathematics of statistical physics.

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