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As a part of a fundamental research programme it became necessary to investigate spatial relationships in a three-dimensional assembly of particles. Since computing time has become more readily available, there have been a number of reports on work dealing with this topic. However, these have concentrated mainly on flocculated or close-packed models. Typical studies are those of Hutchinson and Sutherland1, Levine and Chernick2 and Alder, Frankel and Lewinson3. In contrast the simple model chosen as the basis for this computer study was as follows.
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Hutchinson, H. P., and Sutherland, D. N., Nature, 206, 1036 (1965).
Levine, M. M., and Chernick, J., Nature, 208, 68 (1965).
Alder, B. J., Frankel, S. P., and Lewinson, B. A., J. Chem. Phys., 23, 3 (1955).
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CRAKER, W., RAY, W. A Computer Study of the Grouping of Spheres in a Random Three-dimensional Assembly. Nature 211, 509–511 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/211509a0
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