Anomalous Thermalization of Nonlinear Wave Systems

作者:Suret Pierre*; Randoux Stephane; Jauslin Hans R; Picozzi Antonio
来源:Physical Review Letters, 2010, 104(5): 054101.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.054101

摘要

We report theoretically and experimentally in an optical system a process of anomalous thermalization of one-dimensional nonlinear Hamiltonian waves. It is characterized by an irreversible evolution of the waves towards a specific equilibrium state of a fundamental different nature than the expected thermodynamic equilibrium state. A kinetic approach of the problem reveals that this phenomenon is due to the existence of a local invariant in frequency space. A novel family of equilibrium distributions is discovered, which is found in quantitative agreement with the numerical simulations.

  • 出版日期2010-2-5