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Polygonal billiards and transport: diffusion and heat conduction.
Daniel Alonso1, A Ruiz, I De Vega
1Departamento de Física Fundamental y Experimental, Electrónica y Sistemas, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain. dalonso@ull.es
Summary
This study investigates diffusion and heat conduction in nonchaotic dynamical systems. Some systems exhibit normal diffusion, while others show anomalous diffusion, with heat conduction linked to diffusive behavior.
Area of Science:
- Physics
- Dynamical Systems Theory
- Statistical Mechanics
Background:
- Transport properties in chaotic systems are well-understood.
- Little is known about transport properties in nonchaotic systems.
- Dynamical instability influences transport phenomena.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate diffusive and heat conduction properties in nonchaotic billiards.
- To explore the relationship between transport properties and dynamical characteristics in the absence of chaos.
- To determine if normal or anomalous diffusion is present and analyze heat conduction.
Main Methods:
- Numerical simulations were employed.
- Calculated mean square displacement and hydrodynamic modes.
- Analyzed incoherent intermediate scattering function and velocity autocorrelation function.
- Utilized the Green-Kubo formula.
Main Results:
- Some nonchaotic systems displayed normal diffusion.
- Other systems exhibited anomalous diffusion.
- Heat conduction was observed in systems with diffusive behavior.
- No well-defined super Burnett coefficient was found for any system.
Conclusions:
- The study successfully characterized transport properties in nonchaotic billiards.
- Distinguished between normal and anomalous diffusion in these systems.
- Confirmed the link between heat conduction and diffusive behavior.