Simple model for nonexponential relaxation in complex fluids

The nonexponential relaxation occurring in complex dynamics manifested in a wide variety of systems is analyzed through a simple model of diffusion in phase space. It is found that the inability of the system to find its equilibrium state in any time scale becomes apparent in an effective temperatur...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Pérez Madrid, Agustín
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2004
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/18790
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/18790
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Sistemes no lineals
Física matemàtica
Transformacions de fase (Física estadística)
Nonlinear systems
Mathematical physics
Phase transformations (Statistical physics)
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Summary:The nonexponential relaxation occurring in complex dynamics manifested in a wide variety of systems is analyzed through a simple model of diffusion in phase space. It is found that the inability of the system to find its equilibrium state in any time scale becomes apparent in an effective temperature field, which leads to a hierarchy of relaxation times responsible for the slow relaxation phenomena.