Critical behavior of two freely evolving granular gases separated by an adiabatic piston

Details Critical behavior of two freely evolving granular gases separated by an adiabatic piston Critical behavior of two freely evolving granular gases separated by an adiabatic piston

2010-09-23

arxiv.org/abs/1009.4553v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

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Two granular gases separated by an adiabatic piston and initially in the same macroscopic state are considered. It is found that a phase transition with an spontaneous symmetry breaking occurs. When the mass of the piston is increased beyond a critical value, the piston moves to a stationary position different from the middle of the system. The transition is accurately described by a simple kinetic model that takes into account the velocity fluctuations of the piston. Interestingly, the final state is not characterized by the equality of the temperatures of the subsystems but by the cooling rates being the same. Some relevant consequences of this feature are discussed.

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