Sequential partitioning: an alternative to understanding size distributions of avalanches in first-order phase transitions

Frontera Beccaria, CarlosGoicoechea, JürgenRàfols, IsmaelVives i Santa-Eulàlia, Eduard2011-07-072011-07-0719951063-651Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/18761We study the problem of the partition of a system of initial size V into a sequence of fragments s1,s2,s3 . . . . By assuming a scaling hypothesis for the probability p(s;V) of obtaining a fragment of a given size, we deduce that the final distribution of fragment sizes exhibits power-law behavior. This minimal model is useful to understanding the distribution of avalanche sizes in first-order phase transitions at low temperatures.4 p.application/pdfeng(c) The American Physical Society, 1995Equacions d'estatTransformacions de fase (Física estadística)Equations of statePhase transformations (Statistical physics)Sequential partitioning: an alternative to understanding size distributions of avalanches in first-order phase transitionsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article151683info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess