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Fingerprints of dynamical instabilities

Abstract

It is explained why any reduced descriptions, such as mean field approximation, are stochastic in nature. It is shown that the introduction of this stochastic dynamics leads to a predictive theory in a statistical sens whatever the individual trajectories are characterized by the occurrence of bifurcations, instabilities or phase transitions. Concerning nuclear matter, the spinodal instability is discussed. In such a critical situation, the possibility to replace the stochastic part of the collision integral in the Boltzmann-Langevin model by the numerical noise associated with the finite number of test particles in ordinary BUU treatment is studied. It is shown that the fingerprints of these instabilities are kept during the evolution because of the relatively long recombination time compared with the typical time scales imposed by the Coulomb repulsion and the possible collective expansion. (author) 5 refs., 12 figs.
Authors:
Chomaz, Ph; [1]  Colonna, M; Guarnera, A [1] 
  1. Grand Accelerateur National d`Ions Lourds (GANIL), 14 - Caen (France)
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1993
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
GANIL-P-93-28; CONF-9309278-
Reference Number:
SCA: 663110; PA: AIX-25:029635; EDB-94:059347; NTS-94:018376; SN: 94001178664
Resource Relation:
Conference: International workshop on dynamical features of nuclei and finite fermi systems,Barcelona (Spain),13-17 Sep 1993; Other Information: PBD: 1993
Subject:
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; NUCLEAR MATTER; INSTABILITY; COLLISION INTEGRALS; MEAN-FIELD THEORY; SPIN; STATISTICAL MODELS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TIME DEPENDENCE; 663110; GENERAL AND AVERAGE PROPERTIES OF NUCLEI AND NUCLEAR ENERGY LEVELS
OSTI ID:
10138940
Research Organizations:
Grand Accelerateur National d`Ions Lourds (GANIL), 14 - Caen (France)
Country of Origin:
France
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE94621660; TRN: FR9401308029635
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
FRN
Size:
18 p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 05, 2005

Citation Formats

Chomaz, Ph, Colonna, M, and Guarnera, A. Fingerprints of dynamical instabilities. France: N. p., 1993. Web.
Chomaz, Ph, Colonna, M, & Guarnera, A. Fingerprints of dynamical instabilities. France.
Chomaz, Ph, Colonna, M, and Guarnera, A. 1993. "Fingerprints of dynamical instabilities." France.
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title = {Fingerprints of dynamical instabilities}
author = {Chomaz, Ph, Colonna, M, and Guarnera, A}
abstractNote = {It is explained why any reduced descriptions, such as mean field approximation, are stochastic in nature. It is shown that the introduction of this stochastic dynamics leads to a predictive theory in a statistical sens whatever the individual trajectories are characterized by the occurrence of bifurcations, instabilities or phase transitions. Concerning nuclear matter, the spinodal instability is discussed. In such a critical situation, the possibility to replace the stochastic part of the collision integral in the Boltzmann-Langevin model by the numerical noise associated with the finite number of test particles in ordinary BUU treatment is studied. It is shown that the fingerprints of these instabilities are kept during the evolution because of the relatively long recombination time compared with the typical time scales imposed by the Coulomb repulsion and the possible collective expansion. (author) 5 refs., 12 figs.}
place = {France}
year = {1993}
month = {Dec}
}