ISSN:
1572-9613
Keywords:
Domain growth
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Glauber and Kawasaki model
;
dynamic scaling
;
Monte Carlo simulation
;
lattice gas model
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The growth of ordered domains in lattice gas models, which occurs after the system is quenched from infinite temperature to a state below the critical temperatureT c, is studied by Monte Carlo simulation. For a square lattice with repulsion between nearest and next-nearest neighbors, which in equilibrium exhibits fourfold degenerate (2×1) superstructures, the time-dependent energy E(t), domain size L(t), and structure functionS(q, t) are obtained, both for Glauber dynamics (no conservation law) and the case with conserved density (Kawasaki dynamics). At late times the energy excess and halfwidth of the structure factor decrease proportional tot −x, whileL(t) ∝ t x, where the exponent x=1/2 for Glauber dynamics and x≈1/3 for Kawasaki dynamics. In addition, the structure factor satisfies a scaling lawS(k,t)=t 2xS(ktx). The smaller exponent for the conserved density case is traced back to the excess density contained in the walls between ordered domains which must be redistributed during growth. Quenches toT〉T c, T=Tc (where we estimate dynamic critical exponents) andT=0 are also considered. In the latter case, the system becomes frozen in a glasslike domain pattern far from equilibrium when using Kawasaki dynamics. The generalization of our results to other lattices and structures also is briefly discussed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01010824
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