219 research outputs found
Rheological Behavior of Microemulsions
We study the stationary and transient behaviors of the microemulsion phase
subjected to a shear flow. The system is described by a diffusion-convective
equation which generalizes the usual Cahn-Hilliard equation. Non-linear terms
are treated in a self-consistent approximation. Shear, first and second normal
stresses are calculated as momenta of the structure factor. Shear thinning is
observed in stationary conditions. After a newtonian regime at small values of
the shear rate, the excess viscosity decreases when the shear rate becomes of
the order of the inverse of the relaxation time of the system without flow. In
transient regimes, when the flow is applied starting from a quiescent state, we
find that the shear stress reaches a maximum before decreasing to a constant
value.Comment: 10 figures, 2 of which have format jp
Condensation and equilibration in an urn model
After reviewing the general scaling properties of aging systems, we present a
numerical study of the slow evolution induced in the zeta urn model by a quench
from a high temperature to a lower one where a condensed equilibrium phase
exists. By considering both one-time and two-time quantities we show that the
features of the model fit into the general framework of aging systems. In
particular, its behavior can be interpreted in terms of the simultaneous
existence of equilibrated and aging degrees with different scaling properties.Comment: 13 pages, 4 figures, Proceedings of the International Conference on
Statistical Physics SigmaPhi, Rhodes 2014. v2: a footnote and one reference
added, few typos correcte
Renormalization Group results for lattice surface models
We study the phase diagram of statistical systems of closed and open
interfaces built on a cubic lattice. Interacting closed interfaces can be
written as Ising models, while open surfaces as Z(2) gauge systems. When the
open surfaces reduce to closed interfaces with few defects, also the gauge
model can be written as an Ising spin model. We apply the lower bound
renormalization group (LBRG) transformation introduced by Kadanoff (Phys. Rev.
Lett. 34, 1005 (1975)) to study the Ising models describing closed and open
surfaces with few defects. In particular, we have studied the Ising-like
transition of self-avoiding surfaces between the random-isotropic phase and the
phase with broken global symmetry at varying values of the mean curvature. Our
results are compared with previous numerical work. The limits of the LBRG
transformation in describing regions of the phase diagram where not
ferromagnetic ground-states are relevant are also discussed.Comment: 24 pages, latex, 5 figures (available upon request to
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Heat exchanges in coarsening systems
This paper is a contribution to the understanding of the thermal properties
of aging systems where statistically independent degrees of freedom with
largely separated timescales are expected to coexist. Focusing on the
prototypical case of quenched ferromagnets, where fast and slow modes can be
respectively associated to fluctuations in the bulk of the coarsening domains
and to their interfaces, we perform a set of numerical experiments specifically
designed to compute the heat exchanges between different degrees of freedom.
Our studies promote a scenario with fast modes acting as an equilibrium
reservoir to which interfaces may release heat through a mechanism that allows
fast and slow degrees to maintain their statistical properties independent.Comment: 12 pages, 8 figure
Singular behavior of fluctuations in a relaxation process
Carrying out explicitly the computation in a paradigmatic model of
non-interacting systems, the Gaussian Model, we show the existence of a
singular point in the probability distribution of an extensive variable
. Interpreting as a thermodynamic potential of a dual system obtained
from the original one by applying a constraint, we discuss how the
non-analytical point of is the counterpart of a phase-transition in the
companion system. We show the generality of such mechanism by considering both
the system in equilibrium or in the non-equilibrium state following a
temperature quench.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figures. arXiv admin note: text overlap with
arXiv:1404.397
Condensation of Fluctuations in and out of Equilibrium
Condensation of fluctuations is an interesting phenomenon conceptually
distinct from condensation on average. One stricking feature is that, contrary
to what happens on average, condensation of fluctuations may occurr even in the
absence of interaction. The explanation emerges from the duality between large
deviation events in the given system and typical events in a new and
appropriately biased system. This surprising phenomenon is investigated in the
context of the Gaussian model, chosen as paradigmatical non interacting system,
before and after an istantaneous temperature quench. It is shown that the bias
induces a mean-field-like effective interaction responsible of the condensation
on average. Phase diagrams, covering both the equilibrium and the
off-equilibrium regimes, are derived for observables representative of generic
behaviors.Comment: 8 pages, 7 figure
Six vertex model with domain-wall boundary conditions in the Bethe-Peierls approximation
We use the Bethe-Peierls method combined with the belief propagation
algorithm to study the arctic curves in the six vertex model on a square
lattice with domain-wall boundary conditions, and the six vertex model on a
rectangular lattice with partial domain-wall boundary conditions. We show that
this rather simple approximation yields results that are remarkably close to
the exact ones when these are known, and allows one to estimate the location of
the phase boundaries with relative little effort in cases in which exact
results are not available.Comment: 19 pages, 14 figure
Kinetics of self-induced aggregation in Brownian particles
We study a model of interacting random walkers that proposes a simple
mechanism for the emergence of cooperation in group of individuals. Each
individual, represented by a Brownian particle, experiences an interaction
produced by the local unbalance in the spatial distribution of the other
individuals. This interaction results in a nonlinear velocity driving the
particle trajectories in the direction of the nearest more crowded regions; the
competition among different aggregating centers generates nontrivial dynamical
regimes. Our simulations show that for sufficiently low randomness, the system
evolves through a coalescence behavior characterized by clusters of particles
growing with a power law in time. In addition, the typical scaling properties
of the general theory of stochastic aggregation processes are verified.Comment: RevTeX, 9 pages, 9 eps-figure
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