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Condensation in the Backgammon model

Condensed Matter 2009-10-28 v2 High Energy Physics - Lattice High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We analyse the properties of a very simple ``balls-in-boxes'' model which can exhibit a phase transition between a fluid and a condensed phase, similar to behaviour encountered in models of random geometries in one, two and four dimensions. This model can be viewed as a generalisation of the backgammon model introduced by Ritort as an example of glassy behaviour without disorder.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9609264,
  title  = {Condensation in the Backgammon model},
  author = {P. Bialas and Z. Burda and D. Johnston},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9609264},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

14 pages, requires Latex2e + elsart.cls (supplied). 2 figures included as eps files. (some minor errors had been corrected and additional references added)