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Ballistic annihilation with continuous isotropic initial velocity distribution.

P L Krapivsky1, C Sire

  • 1Laboaroire de Physique Quantique (UMR C5626 du CNRS), Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.

Physical Review Letters
|April 6, 2001
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This study examines how particle density and velocity decrease over time in ballistic annihilation models. Exponents governing these decays depend on initial conditions and system dimensions, offering insights into gas dynamics.

Area of Science:

  • Statistical Physics
  • Kinetic Theory
  • Non-equilibrium Systems

Background:

  • Ballistic annihilation is a fundamental process in non-equilibrium statistical mechanics.
  • Understanding particle decay dynamics is crucial for modeling various physical phenomena.
  • Previous studies often focused on simplified initial conditions or specific dimensions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate ballistic annihilation with continuous initial velocity distributions.
  • To analyze the decay rates of particle density and root-mean-square (rms) velocity.
  • To determine the dependence of decay exponents on initial velocity distributions and spatial dimensions.

Main Methods:

  • Solving the Boltzmann equation for systems with continuous initial velocity distributions.

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  • Analyzing the asymptotic behavior of particle density and rms velocity.
  • Examining specific cases: one-dimensional uniform distribution and infinite dimensions, as well as Maxwell and very hard particles.

    • Main Results:

    • Particle density and rms velocity decay as power laws, approximately t^(-alpha) and t^(-beta) respectively.
    • The decay exponents (alpha, beta) are shown to be dependent on the initial velocity distribution and spatial dimension (d).
    • Specific values for beta are derived for one-dimensional uniform initial velocity distributions and a universal behavior is found for d --> infinity.

    Conclusions:

    • The study provides a comprehensive analysis of decay dynamics in ballistic annihilation.
    • The derived bounds for decay exponents using solvable cases (Maxwell, very hard particles) are valuable for hard sphere gas models.
    • The findings contribute to a deeper understanding of kinetic theory and non-equilibrium phenomena in diverse spatial dimensions.