Dynamical properties of constrained drops

MATIAS ISON; PABLO BALENZUELA; C. A. BONASERA; C. O. DORSO

EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL A - HADRONS AND NUCLEI

SPRINGER

Año: 2002 vol. 14 p. 451 - 457

1434-6001

Favorites In this communication we analyze the behavior of excited drops contained in spherical volumes. We study different properties of the dynamical systems, i.e. the maximum Lyapunov exponent MLE, the asymptotic distance in momentum space d X and the normalized variance of the maximum fragment. It is shown that the constrained system behaves as undergoing a first-order phase transition at low densities while as a second-order one at high densities. The transition from liquid-like to vapor-like behavior is signaled both by the caloric curves, the thermal response functions and the MLE. The relationship between the MLE, d X, and the caloric curve is explored. Keywords The size of this document is 249 kilobytes. Although it may be a lengthier download, this is the most authoritative online format. Open: Entire document