Quasi-stationary states and incomplete violent relaxation in systems with long-range interactions
Statistical Mechanics
2009-11-11 v2
Abstract
We discuss the nature of quasi-stationary states (QSS) with non-Boltzmannian distribution in systems with long-range interactions in relation with a process of incomplete violent relaxation based on the Vlasov equation. We discuss several attempts to characterize these QSS and explain why their prediction is difficult in general.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0509726,
title = {Quasi-stationary states and incomplete violent relaxation in systems with long-range interactions},
author = {P. H. Chavanis},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0509726},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Talk given at the 3rd NEXT-Sigma-Phi Conference, Crete, Aug.2005, 10 pages