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Physics of long-range interacting systems
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Oxford University Press, 2014.
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Abstract
- This book deals with an important class of many-body systems: those where the interaction potential decays slowly for large inter-particle distance. In particular, systems where the decay is slower than the inverse inter-particle distance raised to the dimension of the embedding space. Gravitational and Coulomb interactions are the most prominent examples. However, it has become clear that long-range interactions are more common than previously thought. This has stimulated a growing interest in the study of long-range interacting systems, which has led to a much better understanding of the many peculiarities in their behaviour. The seed of all particular features of these systems, both at equilibrium and out-of-equilibrium, is the lack of additivity. It is now well understood that this does not prevent a statistical mechanics treatment. However, it does require a more in-depth study of the thermodynamic limit and of all related theoretical concepts. A satisfactory understanding of properties generally considered as oddities only a couple of decades ago has now been reached: ensemble inequivalence, negative specific heat, negative susceptibility, ergodicity breaking, out-of-equilibrium quasi-stationary-states, anomalous diffusion, etc. The first two parts describe the theoretical and computational instruments needed for addressing the study of both equilibrium and dynamical properties of systems subject to long-range forces. The third part of the book is devoted to discussing the applications of such techniques to the most relevant examples of long-range systems. The only prerequisite is a basic course in statistical mechanics.
- Subjects :
- two-dimensional hydrodynamics
Interazioni a lungo raggio
statistical mechanics, mean-field models, ensemble inequivalence, negative specific heat, out-of-equilibrium dynamics, kinetic theory, gravitation, Coulomb, plasma, wave-particles interaction, dipolar, two-dimensional hydrodynamics
meccanica statistica. fenomeno di equilibrio e non equilibrio
ensemble inequivalence
wave-particles interaction
Settore FIS/03 - Fisica della Materia
mean-field models
negative specific heat
gravitation
out-of-equilibrium dynamics
kinetic theory
Coulomb
statistical mechanics
dipolar
plasma
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2f9f247af19159b4772b38fa5d0075a7