Critical behavior of a heavy particle in a granular fluid |
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Authors: | Santos A Dufty J W |
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Institution: | Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. |
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Abstract: | A second order phase transition is observed for the homogeneous cooling state of a heavy impurity particle in a granular fluid. The order parameter straight phi is the ratio of impurity mean square velocity to that of the fluid, with a conjugate field h proportional to the mass ratio. A parameter beta, measuring the fluid cooling rate relative to the impurity-fluid collision rate, is the analog of the inverse temperature. For beta<1 the fluid is "normal" with straight phi = 0 at h = 0, as in the case of elastic collisions. For beta>1 an "ordered" state with straight phi not equal0 occurs at h = 0, representing an extreme breakdown of equipartition. Critical slowing and qualitative changes in the velocity distribution function near the transition are noted. |
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