James Dufty — Page 2

arXiv2005

Linear Response for Granular Fluids

The linear response of an isolated, homogeneous granular fluid to small spatial perturbations is studied by methods of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics. The long wavelength linear hydrodynamic equations are obtained, with formally exact expressions for the susceptibilities and transport coefficients. The latter are given in equivalent Einstein-Helfand and Green-Kubo forms. The context of these results and their contrast with corresponding results for normal fluids are discussed.

cond-mat.soft↗

arXiv2002

Nonlinear response of electrons to a positive ion

Electric field dynamics at a positive ion imbedded in an electron gas is considered using a semiclassical description. The dependence of the field autocorrelation function on charge number is studied for strong ion-electron coupling via MD simulation. The qualitative features for larger charge numbers are a decreasing correlation time followed by an increasing anticorrelation. Stopping power and related transport coefficients determined by the time integral of this correlation function result from the competing effects of increasing initial correlations and decreasing dynamical correlations. An interpretation of the MD results is obtained from an effective single particle model showing good agreement with the simulation results.

cond-mat.stat-mech↗