101 research outputs found
Charge transport in two dimensions limited by strong short-range scatterers: Going beyond parabolic dispersion and Born approximation
We investigate the conductivity of charge carriers confined to a
two-dimensional system with the non-parabolic dispersion with being
an arbitrary natural number. A delta-shaped scattering potential is assumed as
the major source of disorder. We employ the exact solution of the
Lippmann-Schwinger equation to derive an analytical Boltzmann conductivity
formula valid for an arbitrary scattering potential strength. The range of
applicability of our analytical results is assessed by a numerical study based
on the finite size Kubo formula. We find that for any , the conductivity
demonstrates a linear dependence on the carrier concentration in the limit of a
strong scattering potential strength. This finding agrees with the conductivity
measurements performed recently on chirally stacked multilayer graphene where
the lowest two bands are non-parabolic and the adsorbed hydrocarbons might act
as strong short-range scatterers.Comment: Substantially revised version, as accepted to PRB: 8 pages, 3 figure
Pair-factorized steady states on arbitrary graphs
Stochastic mass transport models are usually described by specifying hopping
rates of particles between sites of a given lattice, and the goal is to predict
the existence and properties of the steady state. Here we ask the reverse
question: given a stationary state that factorizes over links (pairs of sites)
of an arbitrary connected graph, what are possible hopping rates that converge
to this state? We define a class of hopping functions which lead to the same
steady state and guarantee current conservation but may differ by the induced
current strength. For the special case of anisotropic hopping in two dimensions
we discuss some aspects of the phase structure. We also show how this case can
be traced back to an effective zero-range process in one dimension which is
solvable for a large class of hopping functions.Comment: IOP style, 9 pages, 1 figur
Exact diffusion coefficient of self-gravitating Brownian particles in two dimensions
We derive the exact expression of the diffusion coefficient of a
self-gravitating Brownian gas in two dimensions. Our formula generalizes the
usual Einstein relation for a free Brownian motion to the context of
two-dimensional gravity. We show the existence of a critical temperature T_{c}
at which the diffusion coefficient vanishes. For T<T_{c} the diffusion
coefficient is negative and the gas undergoes gravitational collapse. This
leads to the formation of a Dirac peak concentrating the whole mass in a finite
time. We also stress that the critical temperature T_{c} is different from the
collapse temperature T_{*} at which the partition function diverges. These
quantities differ by a factor 1-1/N where N is the number of particles in the
system. We provide clear evidence of this difference by explicitly solving the
case N=2. We also mention the analogy with the chemotactic aggregation of
bacteria in biology, the formation of ``atoms'' in a two-dimensional (2D)
plasma and the formation of dipoles or supervortices in 2D point vortex
dynamics
Mass condensation on networks
We construct classical stochastic mass transport processes for stationary states which are chosen to factorize over pairs of sites of an undirected, connected, but otherwise arbitrary graph. For the special topology of a ring we derive static properties such as the critical point of the transition between the liquid and the condensed phase, the shape of the condensate and its scaling with the system size. It turns out that the shape is not universal, but determined by the interplay of local and ultralocal interactions. In two dimensions the effect of anisotropic interactions of hopping rates can be treated analytically, since the partition function allows a dimensional reduction to an effective one-dimensional zero-range process. Here we predict the onset, shape and scaling of the condensate on a square lattice. We indicate further extensions in the outlook
Distance traveled by random walkers before absorption in a random medium
We consider the penetration length of random walkers diffusing in a
medium of perfect or imperfect absorbers of number density . We solve
this problem on a lattice and in the continuum in all dimensions , by means
of a mean-field renormalization group. For a homogeneous system in , we
find that , where is the absorber density
correlation length. The cases of D=1 and D=2 are also treated. In the presence
of long-range correlations, we estimate the temporal decay of the density of
random walkers not yet absorbed. These results are illustrated by exactly
solvable toy models, and extensive numerical simulations on directed
percolation, where the absorbers are the active sites. Finally, we discuss the
implications of our results for diffusion limited aggregation (DLA), and we
propose a more effective method to measure in DLA clusters.Comment: Final version: also considers the case of imperfect absorber
Nonlinear mean-field Fokker-Planck equations and their applications in physics, astrophysics and biology
We discuss a general class of nonlinear mean-field Fokker-Planck equations
[P.H. Chavanis, Phys. Rev. E, 68, 036108 (2003)] and show their applications in
different domains of physics, astrophysics and biology. These equations are
associated with generalized entropic functionals and non-Boltzmannian
distributions (Fermi-Dirac, Bose-Einstein, Tsallis,...). They furthermore
involve an arbitrary binary potential of interaction. We emphasize analogies
between different topics (two-dimensional turbulence, self-gravitating systems,
Debye-H\"uckel theory of electrolytes, porous media, chemotaxis of bacterial
populations, Bose-Einstein condensation, BMF model, Cahn-Hilliard
equations,...) which were previously disconnected. All these examples (and
probably many others) are particular cases of this general class of nonlinear
mean-field Fokker-Planck equations
Self-gravitating Brownian systems and bacterial populations with two or more types of particles
We study the thermodynamical properties of a self-gravitating gas with two or
more types of particles. Using the method of linear series of equilibria, we
determine the structure and stability of statistical equilibrium states in both
microcanonical and canonical ensembles. We show how the critical temperature
(Jeans instability) and the critical energy (Antonov instability) depend on the
relative mass of the particles and on the dimension of space. We then study the
dynamical evolution of a multi-components gas of self-gravitating Brownian
particles in the canonical ensemble. Self-similar solutions describing the
collapse below the critical temperature are obtained analytically. We find
particle segregation, with the scaling profile of the slowest collapsing
particles decaying with a non universal exponent that we compute perturbatively
in different limits. These results are compared with numerical simulations of
the two-species Smoluchowski-Poisson system. Our model of self-attracting
Brownian particles also describes the chemotactic aggregation of a
multi-species system of bacteria in biology
Newtonian gravity in d dimensions
We study the influence of the dimension of space on the thermodynamics of the
classical and quantum self-gravitating gas. We consider Hamiltonian systems of
self-gravitating particles described by the microcanonical ensemble and
self-gravitating Brownian particles described by the canonical ensemble. We
present a gallery of caloric curves in different dimensions of space and
discuss the nature of phase transitions as a function of the dimension d. We
also provide the general form of the Virial theorem in d dimensions and discuss
the particularity of the dimension d=4 for Hamiltonian systems and the
dimension d=2 for Brownian systems
Tuning the shape of the condensate in spontaneous symmetry breaking
We investigate what determines the shape of a particle condensate in
situations when it emerges as a result of spontaneous breaking of translational
symmetry. We consider a model with particles hopping between sites of a
one-dimensional grid and interacting if they are at the same or at neighboring
nodes. We predict the envelope of the condensate and the scaling of its width
with the system size for various interaction potentials and show how to tune
the shape from a delta-peak to a rectangular or a parabolic-like form.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, major revision, the title has been change
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