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Phase transitions in systems with 1/r(alpha) attractive interactions.

I Ispolatov1, E G Cohen

  • 1Center for Studies in Physics and Biology, Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021, USA.

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
|December 12, 2001
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This study explores gravitational-like phase transitions in particle systems. A critical energy level was found, below which the system

Area of Science:

  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Gravitational Phase Transitions

Background:

  • Investigating phase transitions in systems with attractive potentials is crucial for understanding complex physical phenomena.
  • The microcanonical ensemble provides a framework for studying systems with fixed energy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To study collapse, a gravitational-like phase transition, in a microcanonical ensemble of particles.
  • To determine the conditions under which a discontinuous entropy jump occurs.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing a mean-field continuous integral equation to find a saddle-point density profile.
  • Extremizing the entropy functional to analyze system behavior.

Main Results:

  • A critical energy was identified for potentials with 0 < alpha < 3.

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  • Below this critical energy, the system's entropy exhibits a discontinuous jump.
  • Entropy diverges to infinity without a cutoff, but remains finite with one.

    • Conclusions:

    • The study identifies conditions for a gravitational-like phase transition in a microcanonical ensemble.
    • A modified integral equation is proposed to ensure stable solutions represent maximal entropy states.