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Critical dynamics in trapped particle systems

Statistical Mechanics 2015-05-28 v1

Abstract

We discuss the effects of a trapping space-dependent potential on the critical dynamics of lattice gas models. Scaling arguments provide a dynamic trap-size scaling framework to describe how critical dynamics develops in the large trap-size limit. We present numerical results for the relaxational dynamics of a two-dimensional lattice gas (Ising) model in the presence of a harmonic trap, which support the dynamic trap-size scaling scenario.

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@article{arxiv.1107.0815,
  title  = {Critical dynamics in trapped particle systems},
  author = {Gianluca Costagliola and Ettore Vicari},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1107.0815},
  year   = {2015}
}

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7 pages

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