A theoretical investigation was made of the crucial role that was played by the interstitial defects that triggered the melting of a surface-free elemental crystal. Based upon a modified J1-J2 lattice model, a study was made of the quasi-static and dynamic properties of a face-centered-cubic elemental crystal. The avalanche of interstitial defects due to cooperation proved to be the instability mechanism, at the melting point, that bridged the Lindemann and Born criteria.

Bridging Born and Lindemann Criteria - the Role of Interstitial Defects. Y.Zhou, X.Jin: Physical Review B, 2005, 71[22], 224113 (9pp)