Issue
J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 46, Number C9, Décembre 1985
Workshop on Investigations of Higher Order Correlation Functions
Page(s) C9-69 - C9-78
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:1985908
Workshop on Investigations of Higher Order Correlation Functions

J. Phys. Colloques 46 (1985) C9-69-C9-78

DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:1985908

BOND-ANGLE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS IN METALLIC GLASSES

J. Hafner

Institut für Theoretische Physik, Technische Universität Wien, Karlsplatz 13, A 1040 Wien, Austria


Abstract
Bond-angle distribution functions have been calculated for realistic models of metallic glasses. They suggest a defected icosahedral short-range bond-orientational order and a close analogy of the short-range topological order in the amorphous and in the crystalline states.