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+# lj_monte_carlo
+Simple Lennard Jones Liquid MC simulation implemented in Rust
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+Phase diagram of a 6-12 lj fluid with a cutoff rc of 3.5 sigma:  
+![phase diagram of a lj fluid](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Billy_Todd/publication/7525791/figure/fig1/AS:280682271133696@1443931276144/FIG-1-Phase-diagram-for-the-6-12-Lennard-Jones-fluid-with-a-cutoff-radius-of-r-c-35.png)  
+Source: Ge J. et ak., Scaling behavior for a pressure and energy of shearing fluids. Phys Rev 061201, p. 67-68, 2003 
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