Phase transition in inelastic disks
Statistical Mechanics
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
This letter investigates the molecular dynamics of inelastic disks without external forcing. By introducing a new observation frame with a rescaled time, we observe the virtual steady states converted from asymptotic energy dissipation processes. System behavior in the thermodynamic limit is carefully investigated. It is found that a phase transition with symmetry breaking occurs when the magnitude of dissipation is greater than a critical value.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9905359,
title = {Phase transition in inelastic disks},
author = {Teruhisa S. Komatsu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9905359},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
9 pages, 6 figures