
Article
Coarsening of “clouds” and dynamic scaling in a far-from-equilibrium model system
Physical Review E
(2007)
Abstract
A two-dimensional lattice gas of two species, driven in opposite directions by an external force, undergoes a jamming transition if the filling fraction is sufficiently high. Using Monte Carlo simulations, we investigate the growth of these jams (‘‘clouds’’), as the system approaches a nonequilibrium steady state from a disordered initial state. We monitor the dynamic structure factor S(kx,ky;t) and find that the kx=0 component exhibits dynamic scaling, of the form S(0,ky;t)=tβS̃ (kytα). Over a significant range of times, we observe excellent data collapse with α=1/2 and β=1. The effects of varying filling fraction and driving force are discussed.
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Publication Date
April 30, 2007
Publisher Statement
Copyright 2007 American Physical Society. Posted with permission.
Citation Information
D. A. Adams, Beate Schmittmann and R. K. P. Zia. "Coarsening of “clouds” and dynamic scaling in a far-from-equilibrium model system" Physical Review E Vol. 75 (2007) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/beate_schmittmann/10/