Condensation of a one-dimensional lattice gas

We consider a one-dimensional lattice gas in the canonical ensemble with interaction energy 1/r , 1<2. Using an energy-entropy argument we show that the gas condenses at sufficiently low temperatures meaning that the gas has a non-uniform density in the thermodynamic limit.Research supported by the Swedish research councils NFR and STUF     

Analyticity of a hard-core multicomponent lattice gas

A multicomponent anti-Widom-Rowlinson lattice gas is introduced. An arbitrary numberM of particle types is permitted, all having the same activity. The only interactions are nearest-neighbor exclusions oflike particles (analogous to map-coloring problems). For any lattice it is shown that there is a finite numberM ₀ (depending only on the coordination number of the lattice) such that for allMM ₀ the infinite volume correlation functions exist and are analytic functions of the activity, for all positive values of the common activity.Research supported in part by NSF Grant No. GP-33535X, AFOSR Grant No. 73-2430B, and NSF Grant No. MPS75-20638.     

Statistical mechanics of a one-dimensional lattice gas

We study the statistical mechanics of an infinite one-dimensional classical lattice gas. Extending a result ofvan Hove we show that, for a large class of interactions, such a system has no phase transition. The equilibrium state of the system is represented by a measure which is invariant under the effect of lattice translations. The dynamical system defined by this invariant measure is shown to be aK-system.     

Entropy of a one-dimensional mixed lattice gas

This paper deals with the grand canonical entropy of a lattice gas mixture. The entropy is a function of the multisite densities corresponding to the interaction pattern of the system in question. It is first evaluated for a nearest-neighborinteraction, one-dimensional simple lattice gas to show how the structure of bulk fluid is locally maintained. Generalization requires one set of interrelations among multisite densities presented in closed form for an arbitrary lattice, and one set between Boltzmann factors and multisite densities which is written down for simply connected lattices. Application is made to two-row lattices, which turn out to have local behavior from this viewpoint, as do all single-row or Bethe lattices with complete range-p interactions. Nonlocal examples are also given, and suggestions made for approximation sequences in general lattices.     

Statistical mechanics of a one-dimensional lattice gas with exponential-polynomial interactions

Some properties of the transfer-matrix for a one-dimensional classical lattice-gas with exponential-polynomial pair interactions are studied using Hilbert space techniques.     

Matrix-product states for a one-dimensional lattice gas with parallel dynamics

The hopping motion of classical particles on a chain coupled to reservoirs at both ends is studied for parallel dynamics with arbitrary probabilities. The stationary state is obtained in the form of an alternating matrix product. The properties of one- and two-dimensional representations are studied in detail and a general relation of the matrix algebra to that of the sequential limit is found. In this way the general phase diagram of the model is obtained. The mechanism of the sequential limit, the formulation as a vertex model, and other aspects are discussed.     

Phase transition for a one-dimensional lattice gas with hard core

Existence of a phase transition is proved for a one-dimensional lattice gas with long-range interaction and nearest neighbor exclusion.     

Exact solution of a coagulation equation with a product kernel in the multicomponent case

In this paper, we obtain the general solution for the continuous Smoluchowski equation in the multicomponent case with a product kernel as a series expansion. The solution of the problem involves the Laplace transform in several dimensions. We obtain a nonlinear partial differential equation (PDE) of the advective kind generalizing the one previously given by other authors for the mono-component case.As in its relative mono-component case, gelation is produced at some point, the conditions for its occurrence being the same as those for the mono-component case, though substituting a sum of derivatives by a derivative in the Laplace transform field. We demonstrate that for a multicomponent particle size distribution (PSD) of multiplicative form, it is sufficient for one of the marginal PSDs to generate instantaneous gelation for the occurrence of instantaneous gelation in the multicomponent PSD.The general solution is applied to several specific cases, a discrete case that recovers a previously known solution, and another two continuous cases which can be used to check numerical methods designed to directly solve the Smoluchowski equation in more general cases.We have compared the solutions for the multicomponent PSD for constant, additive and product kernels and we conjecture about the relation existing between the functional forms for the solutions both in the mono-component and the multicomponent case.Finally, we have analysed the shape of the solutions for multicomponent PSD for constant, additive and product kernels for very small masses of components, obtaining a qualitatively different behaviour for the product kernel. This has effects in the mixing state of the sol phase as time passes.     

High-density percolation: Exact solution on a Bethe lattice

A new percolation problem is posed where the sites on a lattice are randomly occupied but where only those occupied sites with at least a given numberm of occupied neighbors are included in the clusters. This problem, which has applications in magnetic and other systems, is solved exactly on a Bethe lattice. The classical percolation critical exponents=gg=1 are found. The percolation thresholds vary between the ordinary percolation thresholdp _c (m=1)=l/(z – 1) andp _c(m=z) =[l/(z – 1)]¹/(z–1). The cluster size distribution asymptotically decays exponentially withn, for largen, p p _c .Supported in part by National Science Foundation grant DMR78-10813.     

Exact solution of the one-dimensional fermionic model with correlated hopping

We extend the Bethe Ansatz solution of a onedimensional integrable fermionic model with correlated hopping to the parameter regime Δ t > 1. It is found that the model is equivalent to one with interaction 2 ? Δ t, but with twisted boundary conditions. Apart from the ground state energy we investigate the low-lying excitations and the asymptotic behaviour of the correlation functions. As in the ease of Δt < 1 we find dominating superconducting correlations for small doping. The behaviour in this regime therefore differs from that of the non-integrable model with symmetric bond-charge interaction (Hirsch model).     

Exact solution of the one-dimensional deterministic fixed-energy sandpile

By reason of the strongly nonergodic dynamical behavior, universality properties of deterministic fixed-energy sandpiles are still an open and debated issue. We investigate the one-dimensional model, whose microscopical dynamics can be solved exactly, and provide a deeper understanding of the origin of the nonergodicity. By means of exact arguments, we prove the occurrence of orbits of well-defined periods and their dependence on the conserved energy density. Further statistical estimates of the size of the attraction's basins of the different periodic orbits lead to a complete characterization of the activity vs energy density phase diagram in the limit of large system's size.     

Exact solution of a three-component system on the honeycomb lattice

A model three-component system is considered in which the bonds of a honeycomb lattice are covered by rodlike molecules of typesAA, BB, andAB. The ends of molecules near a common lattice site interact with energies _AA, _BB, and _AB. The model is equivalent to an Ising model on the 3–12 lattice. Exact results are obtained for the two-phase coexistence curves in the isothermal composition plane.     

Exact solution of a massless scalar field with a relevant boundary interaction

We solve exactly the “boundary sine-Gordon” system of a massless scalar field with a potential at a boundary. This model has appeared in several contexts, including tunneling between quantum-Hall edge states and in dissipative quantum mechanics. For β² < 8π, this system exhibits a boundary renormalization-group flow from Neumann to Dirichlet boundary conditions. By taking the massless limit of the sine-Gordon model with boundary potential, we find the exact S-matrix for particles scattering off the boundary. Using the thermodynamic Bethe ansatz, we calculate the boundary entropy along the entire flow. We show how these particles correspond to wave packets in the classical Klein-Gordon equation, thus giving a more precise explanation of scattering in a massless theory.