A Statistical Mechanical Approximation for the Calculation of Time Auto-Correlation Functions
Abstract
This paper considers the problem of estimating the time auto-correlation function for a quantity that is defined in configuration space, given a knowledge of the mean-square displacement as function of time in configuration space. The problem is particularly relevant for viscous liquids, where the interesting time-scales are often beyond those reachable by computer simulation. An approximate formula is derived which reduces the calculation of the time auto- correlation function to a "double canonical" average. In this approximation, in the case of Langevin dynamics the mean-square displacement itself may be evaluated from the "double partition function" . The scheme developed is illustrated by computer simulations of a simple one-dimensional system at different temperatures, showing good agreement between the exact time auto-correlation functions and those found by the approximation.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9712222,
title = {A Statistical Mechanical Approximation for the Calculation of Time Auto-Correlation Functions},
author = {Jeppe C. Dyre},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9712222},
year = {2007}
}
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