Dynamics of defect formation
Condensed Matter
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
A dynamic symmetry-breaking transition with noise and inertia is analyzed. Exact solution of the linearized equation that describes the critical region allows precise calculation (exponent and prefactor) of the number of defects produced as a function of the rate of increase of the critical parameter. The procedure is valid in both the overdamped and underdamped limits. In one space dimension, we perform quantitative comparison with numerical simulations of the nonlinear nonautonomous stochastic partial differential equation and report on signatures of underdamped dynamics.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9811032,
title = {Dynamics of defect formation},
author = {Esteban Moro and Grant Lythe},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9811032},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, LaTeX, 4 figures. Submitted to Physical Review