The Origins of Phase Transitions in Small Systems

Details The Origins of Phase Transitions in Small Systems The Origins of Phase Transitions in Small Systems

2001-04-17

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0104307v1

Phys. Rev. E 64, 047105 (2001)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

3 pages, 4 figures, revtex 4 beta 5, for further information see http://www.smallsystems.de

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.64.047105

The identification and classification of phases in small systems, e.g. nuclei, social and financial networks, clusters, and biological systems, where the traditional definitions of phase transitions are not applicable, is important to obtain a deeper understanding of the phenomena observed in such systems. Within a simple statistical model we investigate the validity and applicability of different classification schemes for phase transtions in small systems. We show that the whole complex temperature plane contains necessary information in order to give a distinct classification.

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