2001/08/29 by B. Schmittmann, M. Thies, Michael Thies
Materials Science · Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Material Dynamics and Properties #Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics #Theoretical and Computational Physics #cond-mat.mtrl-sci #cond-mat.stat-mech
paper · pdf · doi:10.1209/epl/i2002-00387-4
6 pages, 3 figures
arxiv created 2001/08/29 · openalex publication_date 2002/01/01 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Using Monte Carlo simulations and a mean-field theory, we study domain growth in a driven lattice gas. Mediated by a single vacancy, two species of particles (“charges”) unmix, so that a disordered initial configuration develops charge-segregated domains which grow logarithmically slowly. An order parameter is defined and shown to satisfy dynamic scaling. Its scaling form is computed analytically, in excellent agreement with simulations.