Title:
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Sequential partitioning: an alternative to understanding size distributions of avalanches in first-order phase transitions
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Author:
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Frontera Beccaria, Carlos; Goicoechea, Jürgen; Ràfols, Ismael; Vives i Santa-Eulàlia, Eduard
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Other authors:
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Universitat de Barcelona |
Abstract:
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We study the problem of the partition of a system of initial size V into a sequence of fragments s1,s2,s3 . . . . By assuming a scaling hypothesis for the probability p(s;V) of obtaining a fragment of a given size, we deduce that the final distribution of fragment sizes exhibits power-law behavior. This minimal model is useful to understanding the distribution of avalanche sizes in first-order phase transitions at low temperatures. |
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-Equacions d'estat -Transformacions de fase (Física estadística) -Equations of state -Phase transformations (Statistical physics) |
Rights:
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(c) The American Physical Society, 1995
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Document type:
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Article Article - Published version |
Published by:
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The American Physical Society
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