arXiv · cond-mat/0102008
Excess number of percolation clusters on the surface of a sphere
Abstract
Monte Carlo simulations were performed in order to determine the excess number of clusters b and the average density of clusters n_c for the two-dimensional "Swiss cheese" continuum percolation model on a planar L x L system and on the surface of a sphere. The excess number of clusters for the L x L system was confirmed to be a universal quantity with a value b = 0.8841 as previously predicted and verified only for lattice percolation. The excess number of clusters on the surface of a sphere was found to have the value b = 1.215(1) for discs with the same coverage as the flat critical system. Finally, the average critical density of clusters was calculated for continuum systems n_c = 0.0408(1).
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Christian D. Lorenz, Robert M. Ziff. 2001-02-01. Excess number of percolation clusters on the surface of a sphere. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0378-4371(01)00152-2
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