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Abstract ................................................................................................... 92 6.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 92 6.2 Calculation Method ........................................................................ 94 6.3 Results and Discussion .................................................................. 96 6.4 Conclusion ................................................................................... 100 Acknowledgment .................................................................................. 101 Keywords .............................................................................................. 102 References ............................................................................................. 102

ABSTRACT

In this chapter, the results of the molecular-dynamics simulation of Ni, Cu and Au in liquid and supercooled liquid states are displayed. The potentials of interatomic interaction within the framework of the embedded-atom method are used to generate realistic atomic configurations. The structural analysis of the cluster structure has been conducted with the use of the bond orientational order parameter of the interatomic bonds. It is shown that the local icosahedral order is present and it enhances at supercooling of the melts of the metals under discussion.