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Tarcísio N Teles1, Renato Pakter2, Yan Levin2

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Linear stability analysis is insufficient for predicting phase transitions in generalized Hamiltonian mean field models. Extensive simulations reveal true transitions occur at higher coupling strengths, challenging prior bifurcation analysis of quasi-stationary states (qSS).

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Area of Science:

  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Computational Physics
  • Complex Systems

Background:

  • The Vlasov equation is crucial for understanding the dynamics of long-range interacting systems.
  • Hamiltonian mean field models exhibit complex behaviors, including phase transitions.
  • Previous studies utilized linear stability analysis to characterize these transitions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To re-evaluate the efficacy of linear stability analysis in predicting phase transitions in a generalized Hamiltonian mean field model.
  • To investigate the nature and location of phase transitions using extensive molecular dynamics simulations.
  • To compare simulation results with predictions from bifurcation analysis of quasi-stationary states (qSS).

Main Methods:

  • Extensive molecular dynamics simulations with a large number of particles (N=10^8).
  • Analysis of Vlasov equation and linear stability.
  • Bifurcation analysis of initial stationary distributions and quasi-stationary states (qSS).

Main Results:

  • Linear stability analysis and bifurcation analysis of qSS are insufficient to predict the location or nature of phase transitions.
  • For bimodal momentum distributions, the predicted instability threshold does not lead to a ferromagnetic transition.
  • The system remains in a paramagnetic state with oscillating magnetization, and the true paramagnetic-ferromagnetic transition is first-order, occurring at higher coupling strengths.

Conclusions:

  • Linear stability analysis is generally inadequate for predicting symmetry-breaking phase transitions in systems with long-range interactions.
  • Bifurcation analysis of initial states or qSS may not accurately capture the true phase transition behavior.
  • Accurate characterization of phase transitions requires methods beyond simple linear stability analysis, especially for complex systems.