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Wave Propagation And Landau-Type Damping In Liquids

Statistical Mechanics 2018-02-14 v3

Abstract

Intermolecular forces are modeled by means of a modified Lennard-Jones potential, introducing a distance of minimum approach, and the effect of intermolecular interactions is accounted for with a self consistent field of the Vlasov type. A Vlasov equation is then written and used to investigate the propagation of perturbations in a liquid. A dispersion relation is obtained and an effect of damping, analogous to what is known in plasmas as "Landau damping", is found to take place.

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@article{arxiv.1111.5519,
  title  = {Wave Propagation And Landau-Type Damping In Liquids},
  author = {Vincenzo Molinari and Domiziano Mostacci},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.5519},
  year   = {2018}
}

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13 pages, 3 figures, SigmaPhi 2011 conference