Finite size effects and the order of a phase transition in fragmenting nuclear systems
Nuclear Theory
2009-10-31 v2 Condensed Matter
Abstract
We discuss the implications of finite size effects on the determination of the order of a phase transition which may occur in infinite systems. We introduce a specific model to which we apply different tests. They are aimed to characterise the smoothed transition observed in a finite system. We show that the microcanonical ensemble may be a useful framework for the determination of the nature of such transitions.
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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/9910061,
title = {Finite size effects and the order of a phase transition in fragmenting nuclear systems},
author = {J. M. Carmona and N. Michel and J. Richert and P. Wagner},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/9910061},
year = {2009}
}
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LateX, 5 pages, 5 figures; Fig. 1 changed