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Random sequential adsorption (RSA) refers to a process where particles are randomly introduced in a system, and if they do not overlap any previously adsorbed particle, they adsorb and remain fixed for the rest of the process. RSA can be carried out in computer simulation, in a mathematical analysis, or in experiments. It was first studied by one-dimensional models: the attachment of pendant groups in a polymer chain by Paul Flory, and the car-parking problem by Alfréd Rényi. Other early works include those of Benjamin Widom. In two and higher dimensions many systems have been studied by computer simulation, including in 2d, disks, randomly oriented squares and rectangles, aligned squares and rectangles, various other shapes, etc. Wikipedia →

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  1. Saturation coverage of k-mers on 1d lattice systems
  2. Saturation coverage of segments of two lengths on a one dimensional continuum
  3. Saturation coverage of k-mers on a 2d square lattice
  4. Saturation coverage of k-mers on a 2d triangular lattice
  5. Saturation coverage for particles with neighbors exclusion on 2d lattices
  6. Saturation coverage of '"`UNIQ--postMath-00000019-QINU`"' squares on a 2d square lattice
  7. Saturation coverage for randomly oriented 2d systems
  8. 2d oblong shapes with maximal coverage
  9. Saturation coverage for 3d systems
  10. Saturation coverages for disks, spheres, and hyperspheres
  11. Saturation coverages for aligned squares, cubes, and hypercubes

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