Statistical mechanics of point particles with a gravitational interaction

被引:9
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作者
Chabanol, ML [1 ]
Corson, F
Pomeau, Y
机构
[1] Univ Grenoble 1, Inst Fourier, F-38402 St Martin Dheres, France
[2] Ecole Normale Super, Lab Phys Stat, F-75231 Paris 05, France
来源
EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 2000年 / 50卷 / 02期
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D O I
10.1209/epl/i2000-00247-9
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We study the dynamics of N point particles with a gravitational interaction. The divergence of the microcanonical partition function prevents this system from reaching equilibrium. Assuming a random diffusion in phase space we deduce a scaling law involving time, which is numerically checked for 3 interacting masses in a quadratic nonsymmetrical potential. This random walk on the potential energy scale is studied in some detail and the results agree with the numerics.
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页码:148 / 154
页数:7
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