Hard ellipsoids aspect ratio

FIGURE 1 The phase behaviour of hard ellipsoids as a fimctim of the aspect ratio x [2,9]. The reduced density p is defined such that the dmsity of regular close packing is equal to V2 fiv all x. The gr areas indicate the coexistence regions between the various diases, whidi are isotrr ic (I), nematic (N), solid (Cr) and plastic solid (PCr). The solid points indicate the simulation results. 

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