Statistical signatures of critical behavior in small systems
Nuclear Experiment
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
The cluster distributions of different systems are examined to search for signatures of a continuous phase transition. In a system known to possess such a phase transition, both sensitive and insensitive signatures are present; while in systems known not to possess such a phase transition, only insensitive signatures are present. It is shown that nuclear multifragmentation results in cluster distributions belonging to the former category, suggesting that the fragments are the result of a continuous phase transition.
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@article{arxiv.nucl-ex/0002006,
title = {Statistical signatures of critical behavior in small systems},
author = {J. B. Elliott and the EOS Collaboration},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-ex/0002006},
year = {2009}
}
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31 pages, two columns with 30 figures