Discreteness effects in a reacting system of particles with finite interaction radius
Statistical Mechanics
2009-11-13 v1
Abstract
An autocatalytic reacting system with particles interacting at a finite distance is studied. We investigate the effects of the discrete-particle character of the model on properties like reaction rate, quenching phenomenon and front propagation, focusing on differences with respect to the continuous case. We introduce a renormalized reaction rate depending both on the interaction radius and the particle density, and we relate it to macroscopic observables (e.g., front speed and front thickness) of the system.
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@article{arxiv.0704.3037,
title = {Discreteness effects in a reacting system of particles with finite interaction radius},
author = {Stefano Berti and Cristobal Lopez and Davide Vergni and Angelo Vulpiani},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0704.3037},
year = {2009}
}
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23 pages, 13 figures