Free-energy transition in a gas of non-interacting nonlinear wave-particles

Details Free-energy transition in a gas of non-interacting nonlinear wave-particles Free-energy transition in a gas of non-interacting nonlinear wave-particles

2008-08-06

arxiv.org/abs/0808.0882v1

Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 044101 (2008)

Nonlinear Sciences

Pattern Formation and Solitons

4 pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.044101

We investigate the dynamics of a gas of non-interacting particle-like soliton waves, demonstrating that phase transitions originate from their collective behavior. This is predicted by solving exactly the nonlinear equations and by employing methods of the statistical mechanics of chaos. In particular, we show that a suitable free energy undergoes a metamorphosis as the input excitation is increased, thereby developing a first order phase transition whose measurable manifestation is the formation of shock waves. This demonstrates that even the simplest phase-space dynamics, involving independent (uncoupled) degrees of freedom, can sustain critical phenomena.

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