Numerical comparison of two approaches for the study of phase transitions in small systems
Statistical Mechanics
2009-11-07 v1 q-bio
Abstract
We compare two recently proposed methods for the characterization of phase transitions in small systems. The validity and usefulness of these approaches are studied for the case of the q=4 and q=5 Potts model, i.e. systems where a thermodynamic limit and exact results exist. Guided by this analysis we discuss then the helix-coil transition in polyalanine, an example of structural transitions in biological molecules.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0112050,
title = {Numerical comparison of two approaches for the study of phase transitions in small systems},
author = {Nelson A. Alves and Jeaneti P. N. Ferrite and Ulrich H. E. Hansmann},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0112050},
year = {2009}
}
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16 pages and 7 figures