Figure 6
From: Controlled transitions between metastable states of 2D magnetocapillary crystals
Dynamic simulation results for the transitions from S5 to S6a and S6b for an external magnetic field \(B_z=5\,\mathrm{mT}\). The sixth particle is placed at a distance of \(5\lambda\) from the initial assembly and, depending on the direction at which the new particle is added, the system will stabilize in one state or the other. (a) Dimensionless potential u as a function of the normalized distance of the sixth particle to the center of mass of the five other particles \(l^*_6/\lambda\). Two different cases are shown: additional particle up and down, leading to the formation of two different states S6a and S6b. (b) Predicted final state as a function of the angle at which the sixth particle is added.
