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Correlations and scaling in one-dimensional heat conduction.

J M Deutsch1, Onuttom Narayan

  • 1Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA.

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
|December 20, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Numerical simulations reveal that thermal conductivity exponents depend on boundary conditions. Periodic boundary conditions yield an exponent of 1/3, while open boundary conditions result in an exponent of approximately 1/2.

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Area of Science:

  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computational Physics

Background:

  • The random collision model is a recent theoretical framework for studying hydrodynamic quantities.
  • Understanding spatiotemporal correlations is key to characterizing emergent behaviors in complex systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To numerically investigate the full spatiotemporal correlation functions for all hydrodynamic quantities within the random collision model.
  • To determine the thermal conductivity exponent and analyze the scaling of other hydrodynamic quantities.

Main Methods:

  • Numerical examination of spatiotemporal correlation functions.
  • Application of the Kubo formula to calculate thermal conductivity.
  • Comparison of results under different boundary conditions (periodic vs. open).

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Main Results:

  • The autocorrelation function of the heat current yields a thermal conductivity exponent of 1/3 under periodic boundary conditions, aligning with analytical predictions.
  • A significant deviation is observed with open boundary conditions, resulting in a thermal conductivity exponent of approximately 1/2.
  • All primitive hydrodynamic quantities exhibit scaling consistent with the analytically predicted dynamic critical exponent.

Conclusions:

  • Boundary conditions critically influence the thermal conductivity exponent in the random collision model.
  • Numerical findings validate analytical predictions for scaling behavior of hydrodynamic quantities.
  • The study highlights the importance of boundary condition choices in theoretical models of complex systems.