The Magnetic Field Freezes the Mercedes-Benz Water Model

• Published in: Entropy (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 25; no. 12; p. 1618
• Main Author: Urbic, Tomaz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 04-12-2023
• Subjects: anomalies; Aqueous solutions; Electric fields; Fluid dynamics; Freezing; Hydrogen bonds; magnetic field; Magnetic fields; Magnetic flux; Magnetic properties; Molecular dynamics; Monte Carlo simulation; Physical simulation; Thermodynamic properties; Thermodynamics; Two dimensional models; Viscosity; water; Water chemistry; anomalies; water; magnetic field
• ISSN: 1099-4300; 1099-4300
• DOI: 10.3390/e25121618

In this study, we investigate the impact of magnetic fields on the structural and thermodynamic properties of water. To accomplish this, we employed the Mercedes-Benz (MB) model, a two-dimensional representation of water using Lennard-Jones disks with angle-dependent interactions that closely mimic hydrogen bond formation. We extended the MB model by introducing two charges to enable interaction with the magnetic field. Employing molecular dynamics simulations, we thoroughly explored the thermodynamic properties concerning various magnetic flux intensities. As a result, we observed that under a weak magnetic flux, the property of water remained unaltered, while a stronger flux astonishingly led to the freezing of water molecules. Furthermore, our study revealed that once a specific flux magnitude was reached, the density anomaly disappeared, and an increase in flux caused the MB particles to form a glassy state.