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Area of Science:

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Thermodynamic properties of subsystems can deviate from bulk behavior, especially in disordered systems.
  • Understanding these deviations is crucial for accurately modeling complex materials.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the thermodynamic properties of small subsystems (rings and triplets) in equilibrated disordered 2D silica.
  • To determine the effective temperature and its dependence on subsystem size and local correlations.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of thermodynamic properties of rings and triplets in 2D silica.
  • Statistical analysis of subsystem behavior.
  • Comparison with the 1D Ising model and an analytically solvable model.

Main Results:

  • Subsystem statistics follow Boltzmann behavior with a significantly reduced effective temperature.
  • The effective temperature is scale-dependent, varying with subsystem size.
  • Strong local positive energy correlations were identified as a key factor.

Conclusions:

  • Disordered 2D silica exhibits unique thermodynamic characteristics at the subsystem level.
  • Local energy correlations play a critical role in modifying effective thermodynamic properties.
  • The findings provide insights into the behavior of complex disordered materials.