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Slow relaxation due to optimization and restructuring: Solution on a hierarchical lattice

Statistical Mechanics 2013-05-29 v2

Abstract

Motivated by the large strain shear of loose granular materials we introduced a model which consists of consecutive optimization and restructuring steps leading to a self organization of a density field. The extensive connections to other models of statistical phyics are discussed. We investigate our model on a hierarchical lattice which allows an exact asymptotic renormalization treatment. A surprisingly close analogy is observed between the simulation results on the regular and the hierarchical lattices. The dynamics is characterized by the breakdown of ergodicity, by unusual system size effects in the development of the average density as well as by the age distribution, the latter showing multifractal properties.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0209211,
  title  = {Slow relaxation due to optimization and restructuring: Solution on a hierarchical lattice},
  author = {Janos Torok and Supriya Krishnamurthy and Janos Kertesz and Stephane Roux},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0209211},
  year   = {2013}
}

Comments

11 pages, 7 figures revtex, submitted to PRE see also: cond-mat/0209209

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