Search results for "Scaling"

Exact Numerical Treatment of Finite Quantum Systems Using Leading-Edge Supercomputers

2005

Using exact diagonalization and density matrix renormalization group techniques a finite-size scaling study in the context of the Peierls-insulator Mott-insulator transition is presented. Program implementation on modern supercomputers and performance aspects are discussed.

Crossover scaling in two dimensions

1997

We determine the scaling functions describing the crossover from Ising-like critical behavior to classical critical behavior in two-dimensional systems with a variable interaction range. Since this crossover spans several decades in the reduced temperature as well as in the finite-size crossover variable, it has up to now largely evaded a satisfactory numerical determination. Using a new Monte Carlo method, we could obtain accurate results for sufficiently large interactions ranges. Our data cover the full crossover region both above and below the critical temperature and support the hypothesis that the crossover functions are universal. Also the so-called effective exponents are discussed …

Phase transitions in nonadditive hard disc systems: a Gibbs ensemble Monte Carlo Study

2007

we study the properties of a model fluid in two dimensions with Gibbs ensemble Monte Carlo (GEMC) techniques, in particular we analyze the entropy-driven phase separation in case of a nonadditive symmetric hard disc fluid. By a combination of GEMC with finite size scaling techniques we locate the critical line of nonadditivities as a function of the system density, which separates the mixing/demixing regions and compare with a simple analytical approximation.

Spinodal decomposition of polymer solutions: molecular dynamics simulations of the two-dimensional case.

2012

As a generic model system for phase separation in polymer solutions, a coarse-grained model for hexadecane/carbon dioxide mixtures has been studied in two-dimensional geometry. Both the phase diagram in equilibrium (obtained from a finite size scaling analysis of Monte Carlo data) and the kinetics of state changes caused by pressure jumps (studied by large scale molecular dynamics simulations) are presented. The results are compared to previous work where the same model was studied in three-dimensional geometry and under confinement in slit geometry. For deep quenches the characteristic length scale ℓ(t) of the formed domains grows with time t according to a power law close to [Formula: see…

Computer Simulations for Polymer Dynamics

1991

In this paper we review recent work on the dynamics of polymeric systems using computer simulation methods. For a two-dimensional polymer melt, we show that the chains segregate and the dynamics can be described very well by the Rouse model. This simulation was carried out using the bond fluctuation Monte Carlo method. For three-dimensional (3d) melts and for the study of hydrodynamic effects, we use a molecular dynamics simulation. For 3d melts our results strongly support the concept of reptation. A detailed comparison to experiment shows that we can predict the time and length scales for the onset of reptation for a variety of polymeric liquids. For a single chain, we find the expected h…

Monte Carlo Simulations of Growth Kinetics and Phase Transitions at Interfaces: Some Recent Results

1991

ABSTRACTIn the first part Monte Carlo studies of the kinetics of multilayer adsorption (without screening) are described. The approach to the jamming coverage in each layer is asymptotically exponential. The jamming coverages approach the infinite-layer limit value according to a power law. In the second part, studies of phase transitions in two dimensional fluids are reviewed. With a combination of Monte Carlo and finite size scaling block analysis techniques, accurate values are obtained for the critical temperatures, coexistence densities and the compressibilities of an adsorbed fluid layer in an NVT ensemble.

Scaling Behavior in Non-Hookean Compression of Thin-Walled Structures

2010

The mechanics and stability of thin-walled structures is a challenging and important branch in structural mechanics. Under vertical compression the deformation of a thin-walled box differs from that of, e.g., a cylindrical shell. It is demonstrated here that compression of a box can be described by a set of generic scaling laws representing three successive regimes: a linear, wrinkled, and collapsed regime. The linear Hookean regime represents the normal behavior before any instability sets in, while the following wrinkled regime is shown to be analogous to compression of thin-film blisters. The compression force reaches its maximum at the onset of the final collapsed regime that has all th…

1986

An osmotic pressure equation proposed over 50 years ago is found to be consistent with the des Cloizeaux scaling relation for semi-dilute polymer solutions in good solvents. With a physically plausible modification, the equation can also give a satisfactory representation of dilute solutions and of the cross-over to the semi-dilute regime.

Glass transitions and scaling laws within an alternative mode-coupling theory

2015

Idealized glass transitions are discussed within an alternative mode-coupling theory (TMCT) proposed by Tokuyama [Physica A 395, 31 (2014)]. This is done in order to identify common ground with and differences from the conventional mode-coupling theory (MCT). It is proven that both theories imply the same scaling laws for the transition dynamics, which are characterized by two power-law decay functions and two diverging power-law time scales. However, the values for the corresponding anomalous exponents calculated within both theories differ from each other. It is proven that the TMCT, contrary to the MCT, does not describe transitions with continuously vanishing arrested parts of the corre…

Mechanisms for the Decay of Unstable and Metastable Phases: Spinodal Decomposition, Nucleation and Late-Stage Coarsening

1989

The basic concepts on the kinetics of phase separation in alloys are introduced, and the current status of the theory is briefly reviewed. Particular emphasis is given to questions such as the conditions under which the linearized theory of spinodal decomposition is valid, the significance of spinodal curves, the possible description of coarsening in terms of power laws and structure-factor scaling, and non-equilibrium percolation phenomena.