Energy distribution of inelastic gas in a box is dominated by a power law -- a derivation in the framework of sample space reducing processes

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العنوان: Energy distribution of inelastic gas in a box is dominated by a power law -- a derivation in the framework of sample space reducing processes
المؤلفون: Thurner, S., Korbel, J., Hanel, R.
سنة النشر: 2021
المجموعة: Condensed Matter
Nonlinear Sciences
مصطلحات موضوعية: Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics, Nonlinear Sciences - Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
الوصف: We use the framework of sample space reducing processes (SSR) as an alternative to Boltzmann equation based approaches, to derive the energy and velocity distribution functions of an inelastic gas in a box as an example for a dissipative, driven system. SSR processes do not assume molecular chaos and are characterized by a specific type of eigenvalue equation whose solutions represent stationary distribution functions. The equations incorporate the geometry of inelastic collisions and a driving mechanism in a transparent way. Energy is injected by boosting particles that hit the walls of the container to high energies. The numerical solution of the resulting equations yields power laws over the entire energy region. The exponents decrease with the driving rate from about $2$ to below $1.5$ and depend on the coefficient of restitution. Results are confirmed with a molecular dynamics simulation in 3D with the same driving mechanism. We believe that these distribution functions are observable in experimental situations; the abundance of power laws in driven dissipative systems might be a sign of the generality of the result.
Comment: 5 pages, 6 pages SM, 8 figures
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/2110.12730
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.2110.12730
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv