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Vladimir Lisy

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Effect of Magnetic Field on Neutral Bath Containing Charged Brownian Particles

Based on the Zwanzig-Caldeira-Legget theory generalized to systems under the influence of a static magnetic field, we obtain equations of motion for the Brownian particle (BP) and oscillators constituting the bath in which the BP is embedded. The equations are of the type of a generalized Langevin equation, which accounts for the frictional memory of the system. The BP is assumed to be charged while the bath particles are neutral. They thus do not directly respond to the external field, but their interaction with the BP leads to changes in the bath state. Using the solution of the equations found, we calculate the average bath angular momentum and show that it persists for long times when the system is assumed to reach equilibrium. This indicates a possible violation of the Bohr-van Leeuwen theorem for baths consisting of charged particles. However, this must be confirmed by a substantial generalization of the presented model when the bath particles feel the external field, which affects the memory in the dynamics of the system.

cond-mat.soft

Memory effects of a static magnetic field on Brownian motion and the question of the absence of classical magnetism

The Bohr-van Leeuwen (BvL) theorem, stating the absence of classical magnetization in equilibrium, a fundamental result in the field of magnetic phenomena, was originally proved for an electron gas. In the present work, we deal with the problem of whether this theorem applies to particles undergoing a non-Markovian Brownian motion in a static magnetic field. We consider a charged Brownian particle (BP) immersed in a bath of neutral particles. Generalizing the Zwanzig-Caldeira-Legget theory to the presence of a static external magnetic field, we come to the equation of motion for the BP in the form of a generalized Langevin equation that accounts for memory effects in the dynamics of the system. By using its solutions for the displacement and velocity of the BP, we calculate the angular momentum for the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck thermal noise. At long times, when the system should reach equilibrium, this momentum and, consequently, the classical magnetic moment of the BP are nonzero, in contrast to the BvL theorem. With the help of analytical and precise numerical calculations for different sets of system parameters, a simple formula for the angular momentum has been deduced.

cond-mat.soft

Revisiting the work "Brownian motion with time-dependent friction and single-particle dynamics in liquids" by Lad, Patel, and Pratap [Phys. Rev. E 105, 064107 (2022)]

Recently, Lad, Patel, and Pratap (LP&P) [Phys. Rev. E 105, 064107 (2022)] revisited a microscopic theory of molecular motion in liquids, proposed by Glass and Rice [Phys. Rev. 176, 239 (1968)]. Coming from this theory, LP&P derived a new equation of motion for the velocity autocorrelation function (VAF) and argued that the friction coefficient of particles in liquids should exponentially depend on time. The numerical solution of this equation was fitted to the results of molecular dynamics simulations on different liquids. In our Comment [Phys. Rev. E 108, 036107 (2023)], we showed that this solution, obtained under the condition of zero derivative of the VAF at time t = 0, is physically incorrect. This was evidenced by our exact analytical solution for the VAF, not found by LP&P, and numerically, by using the same method as in the commented work. In the Reply [Phys. Rev. E 108, 036108 (2023)], Lad, Patel, Pratap, and Pandya claimed that our solution does not satisfy all the necessary boundary conditions and is thus not appropriate for the description of atomic dynamics in liquids. Until and unless proven otherwise they do not find any reason for the reconsideration of their theory. Here we give a rebuttal to this Reply and, returning to the original work by LP&P, show that the presented there equation for the VAF is wrong. Due to errors in its derivation, it is, among other inconsistencies, incompatible precisely with the boundary conditions for the VAF which lie in the basis of their theory.

cond-mat.stat-mech

Generalized Langevin equations and fluctuation-dissipation theorem for particle-bath systems in electric and magnetic fields

The Brownian motion of a particle immersed in a medium of charged particles is considered when the system is placed in magnetic or electric fields. Coming from the Zwanzig-Caldeira-Legget particle-bath model, we modify it so that not only the charged Brownian particle (BP) but also the bath particles respond to the external fields. For stationary systems the generalized Langevin equations are derived. Arbitrarily time-dependent electric fields do not affect the memory functions, the thermal noise force, and the BP velocity correlation functions. In the case of a constant magnetic field two equations with different memory functions are obtained for the BP motion in the plane perpendicular to the field. As distinct from the previous theories, the random thermal force depends on the field magnitude. Its time correlation function is connected with one of the found memory functions through the familiar second fluctuation-dissipation theorem.

cond-mat.stat-mech

NMR measurements and all-time Brownian movement with memory

In the present work, by using the method of accumulation of phase shifts in the rotating frame, the attenuation function S(t) of the NMR signal from an ensemble of spin-bearing particles in a magnetic-field gradient is expressed through the particle mean square displacement in a form applicable for any kind of stationary stochastic dynamics of spins and for any times. S(t) is evaluated providing that the random motion of particles can be modeled by the generalized Langevin equation (GLE) with a colored random force driving the particles. The memory integral in this equation is the convolution of the particle velocity or its acceleration with a memory kernel related to the random force by the fluctuation-dissipation theorem. We consider three popular models of the BM with memory: the model of viscoelastic (Maxwell) fluids with the memory exponentially decaying in time, the fractional BM model, and the model of the hydrodynamic BM. In all the cases the solutions of the GLEs are obtained in an exceedingly simple way. The corresponding attenuation functions are then found for the free-induction NMR signal and the pulsed and steady-gradient spin-echo experiments. The results for the free-particle fractional BM compare favorably with experiments acquired in human neuronal tissues and with the observed subdiffusion dynamics in proteins.

cond-mat.stat-mech

Attenuation of the NMR signal due to hydrodynamic Brownian motion

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a widely used nondestructive method to study random motion of spin-bearing particles in different systems. In the long-time limit the theoretical description of the NMR experiments is well developed and allows proper interpretation of measurements of normal and anomalous diffusion. The traditional description becomes, however, insufficient for the shorter-time dynamics of the particles. In the present paper, the all-time attenuation function of the NMR signal in a magnetic-field gradient due to the Brownian motion (BM) of particles in incompressible liquids is calculated by using the method of accumulation of phases by a precessing magnetic moment, without reference to a concrete model of the stochastic dynamics. The obtained expressions are then used to evaluate the attenuation within the hydrodynamic theory of the BM. It is shown that the well-known time behavior of the formulas corresponding to the Einstein theory of diffusion in the case of steady gradient and Hahn's echo experiments is reached at times much larger than the characteristic time of the loss of memory in the particle dynamics. At shorter times the attenuation function significantly differs from the classical formulas used to interpret these experiments.

cond-mat.stat-mech

NMR signals within the generalized Langevin model for fractional Brownian motion

The methods of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance belong to the best developed and often used tools for studying random motion of particles in different systems, including soft biological tissues. In the long-time limit the current mathematical description of the experiments allows proper interpretation of measurements of normal and anomalous diffusion. The shorter-time dynamics is however correctly considered only in a few works that do not go beyond the standard memoryless Langevin description of the Brownian motion (BM). In the present work, the attenuation function S(t) for an ensemble of spin-bearing particles in a magnetic-field gradient, expressed in a form applicable for any kind of stationary stochastic dynamics of spins with or without a memory, is calculated in the frame of the model of fractional BM. The solution of the model for particles trapped in a harmonic potential is obtained in an exceedingly simple way and used for the calculation of S(t). In the limit of free particles coupled to a fractal heat bath, the results compare favorably with experiments acquired in human neuronal tissues. The effect of the trap is demonstrated by introducing a simple model for the generalized diffusion coefficient of the particle.

cond-mat.stat-mech

On the colour of thermal noise in fluids

In the paper by Franosch et al., Nature 478, 85 (2011), the positional fluctuations of Brownian microspheres in fluids were studied by confining the particles in an optical trap. Experimental access to short timescales has revealed a resonance peak in the spectrum of these fluctuations, in contrast to the commonly assumed overdamped motion. This work is also interesting as the first measurement of the "colour" of thermal noise driving the Brownian particles through collisions with the fluid molecules. The obtained results are described by the hydrodynamic theory of the Brownian motion in harmonic potentials. In the present work we show that the correlation properties of the thermal noise significantly differ from those determined in the discussed work.

cond-mat.stat-mech

On the correlation properties of thermal noise in fluids

The properties of the thermal force driving micron particles in incompressible fluids are studied within the hydrodynamic theory of the Brownian motion. It is shown that the assumption used for the hydrodynamic Langevin equation in its usual form, according to which the random force at a time t and the velocity of the particle at the initial time equal to zero are uncorrelated, leads to super-diffusion of the particle. To obtain the correct Einstein diffusion at long times, the mentioned hypothesis must be abandoned, which however does not contradict causality. The corresponding correlations are explicitly evaluated. We consider also the "color" of thermal noise, recently measured experimentally (Th. Franosch et al., Nature 478, 85 (2011)), and correct the interpretation of these experiments. The time correlation functions for the thermal random force are obtained using the exact solution of the Langevin equation, and on the basis of the theorem that in the linear response theory connects the mobility of the particle and its velocity autocorrelation function.

cond-mat.stat-mech

On interpretation of force measurements in fluids: regular and thermal forces

The paper is devoted to the problem of the determination of regular and thermal forces acting on microscopic and smaller objects in fluids. One of the methods how regular forces are determined is the measurement of the drift velocity of Brownian particles. We have obtained an exact expression for this velocity within the hydrodynamic theory of the Brownian motion. It is shown that the influence of the inertial and memory effects can be significant in the force determination when the experimental times are sufficiently short. In the second part of the work, within the same theory, we study the properties of the thermal force driving the particles in incompressible fluids. We show that the usual assumption for the Kubo's generalized Langevin equation (called the "fundamental hypothesis") that the thermal force at a time t and the velocity of the particle in preceding times are uncorrelated, leads to an unexpected super-diffusion of the particle. To obtain the Einstein diffusion at long times, the mentioned hypothesis must be abandoned, which however does not contradict to causality. Finally, we consider the "color" of thermal noise, recently measured experimentally [Th. Franosch et al., Nature 478, 85 (2011)], and correct the interpretation of these experiments.

cond-mat.stat-mech

Brownian oscillators driven by correlated noise in a moving trap

Brownian oscillator, i.e. a micron-sized or smaller particle trapped in a thermally fluctuating environment is studied. The confining harmonic potential can move with a constant velocity. As distinct from the standard Langevin theory, the chaotic force driving the particle is correlated in time. The dynamics of the particle is described by the generalized Langevin equation with the inertial term, a coloured noise force, and a memory integral. We consider two kinds of the memory in the system. The first one corresponds to the exponentially correlated noise in a weakly viscoelastic fluid and in the second case the memory naturally arises within the Navier-Stokes hydrodynamics. Exact analytical solutions are obtained in both the cases using a simple and effective method not applied so far in this kind of problems.

cond-mat.stat-mech

Simulation of Multicellular Tumor Spheroids Growth Dynamics

The inverse geometric approach to the modeling of the growth of circular objects revealing required features, such as the velocity of the growth and fractal behavior of their contours, is presented. It enables to reproduce some of the recent findings in morphometry of tumors with the possible implications for cancer research. The technique is based on cellular automata paradigm with the transition rules selected by optimization procedure performed by the genetic algorithms.

physics.med-ph