Rate of equilibration of a one-dimensional Wigner crystal

Details Rate of equilibration of a one-dimensional Wigner crystal Rate of equilibration of a one-dimensional Wigner crystal

2011-09-16

arxiv.org/abs/1109.3719v2

Physica B407, 1898 (2012)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

Prepared for the proceedings of the International School and Workshop on Electronic Crystals, ECRYS-2011

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.physb.2012.01.058

We consider a system of one-dimensional spinless particles interacting via long-range repulsion. In the limit of strong interactions the system is a Wigner crystal, with excitations analogous to phonons in solids. In a harmonic crystal the phonons do not interact, and the system never reaches thermal equilibrium. We account for the anharmonism of the Wigner crystal and find the rate at which it approaches equilibrium. The full equilibration of the system requires umklapp scattering of phonons, resulting in exponential suppression of the equilibration rate at low temperatures.

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