Shocks, rarefaction waves, and current fluctuations for anharmonic chains

DOI10.1007/S10955-016-1626-5zbMATH Open1369.82022arXiv1607.05205OpenAlexW3102735060WikidataQ59792928 ScholiaQ59792928MaRDI QIDQ526594FDOQ526594

Herbert Spohn, Christian B. Mendl

Publication date: 15 May 2017

Published in: Journal of Statistical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The nonequilibrium dynamics of anharmonic chains is studied by imposing an initial domain-wall state, in which the two half lattices are prepared in equilibrium with distinct parameters. We analyse the Riemann problem for the corresponding Euler equations and, in specific cases, compare with molecular dynamics. Additionally, the fluctuations of time-integrated currents are investigated. In analogy with the KPZ equation, their typical fluctuations should be of size $t^{1/3}$ and have a Tracy-Widom GUE distributed amplitude. The proper extension to anharmonic chains is explained and tested through molecular dynamics. Our results are calibrated against the stochastic LeRoux lattice gas.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1607.05205

zbMATH Keywords

fluid dynamicsnon-equilibrium thermodynamicshydrodynamic wavesstatistical mechanics of classical fluid

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Riemann-Hilbert problems in context of PDEs (35Q15) Euler equations (35Q31) Dynamic lattice systems (kinetic Ising, etc.) and systems on graphs in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C20) Interacting particle systems in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C22) Irreversible thermodynamics, including Onsager-Machlup theory (82C35)

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