The Hamiltonian Mean Field Model: from Dynamics to Statistical Mechanics and back

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2002-08-23

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0208456v1

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Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

Chapter of the forthcoming "Lecture Notes in Physics" volume: ``Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Systems with Long Range Interac

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The thermodynamics and the dynamics of particle systems with infinite-range coupling display several unusual and new features with respect to systems with short-range interactions. The Hamiltonian Mean Field (HMF) model represents a paradigmatic example of this class of systems. The present study addresses both attractive and repulsive interactions, with a particular emphasis on the description of clustering phenomena from a thermodynamical as well as from a dynamical point of view. The observed clustering transition can be first or second order, in the usual thermodynamical sense. In the former case, ensemble inequivalence naturally arises close to the transition, i.e. canonical and microcanonical ensembles give different results. In particular, in the microcanonical ensemble negative specific heat regimes and temperature jumps are observed. Moreover, having access to dynamics one can study non-equilibrium processes. Among them, the most striking is the emergence of coherent structures in the repulsive model, whose formation and dynamics can be studied either by using the tools of statistical mechanics or as a manifestation of the solutions of an associated Vlasov equation. The chaotic character of the HMF model has been also analyzed in terms of its Lyapunov spectrum.

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