Delocalization transition of a small number of particles in a box with periodic boundary conditions
arXiv:0901.2174 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.79.021113
Abstract
We perform molecular dynamics simulation of a small number of particles in a box with periodic boundary conditions from a view point of chaotic dynamical systems. There is a transition at a critical energy E_c that each particle is confined in each unit cell for E<E_c, and the chaotic diffusion occurs for E>E_c. We find an anomalous behavior of the jump frequency above the critical energy in a two-particle system, which is related with the infinitely alternating stability change of the straight motion passing through a saddle point. We find simultaneous jump motions just above the critical energy in a four-particle system and sixteen-particle system, which is also related with the motion passing through the saddle point.
9 pages, 10 figures