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An Analog Macroscopic Technique for Studying Molecular Hydrodynamic Processes in Dense Gases and Liquids
Published on: December 4, 2017
Coupling particles and fields in a diffusive hybrid model
E G Flekkøy1, J Feder, G Wagner
1Department of Physics, University of Oslo, PB 1048 Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway.
Abstract:
A general scheme to patch together discrete and continuous descriptions of diffusion within the same physical space is studied. In the discrete description, diffusion is described by microscopic random walkers on a lattice; in the continuous description, diffusion is described through the macroscopic diffusion equation. The coupling scheme is based on the mutual exchange of mass flux across the discrete-continuous interface. Detailed tests of the scheme, coupling particle, and field descriptions are particularly illustrative for the diffusion problem. Both the nonequilibrium transport behavior and the equilibrium fluctuations of the combined discrete-continuous system are in agreement with theoretical predictions.
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