The Characteristics of the Long-Time Averaged Kinetic Energy of the Atoms in LJ Cluster

Abstract

Using the standard microcanonical molecular-dynamics method, the behaviors of the individual atoms in the LJ clusters are investigated. It is found that the characteristics of the long-time averaged kinetic energy of the individual atom in the solid-like clusters are related with the symmetry of the clusters. Different symmetries result in different kinetic energy distributions over the atoms of the clusters.