struct chill::SteinhardtQl

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Per-particle Steinhardt order parameters of a single degree \(l\). More…

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Per-particle Steinhardt order parameters of a single degree \(l\).

Holds both the local parameter and its neighbour-averaged counterpart. The averaged form of Lechner and Dellago folds in the second coordination shell, which separates the distributions of competing structures far more cleanly than the local form alone.