Rate of equilibration of a one-dimensional Wigner crystal |
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Authors: | KA Matveev AV Andreev M Pustilnik |
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Institution: | 1. Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA;2. Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA;3. School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA |
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Abstract: | 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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Keywords: | Equilibration One-dimensional systems Wigner crystal |
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