arXiv · 1405.2030
Thermodynamics of a bouncer model: a simplified one-dimensional gas
Abstract
Some dynamical properties of non interacting particles in a bouncer model are described. They move under gravity experiencing collisions with a moving platform. The evolution to steady state is described in two cases for dissipative dynamics with inelastic collisions: (i) for large initial energy; (ii) for low initial energy. For (i) we prove an exponential decay while for (ii) a power law marked by a changeover to the steady state is observed. A relation for collisions and time is obtained and allows us to write relevant observables as temperature and entropy as function of either number of collisions and time.
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Edson D. Leonel, André L. P. Livorati. 2014-05-08. Thermodynamics of a bouncer model: a simplified one-dimensional gas. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnsns.2014.05.023
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