Abstract
We characterize the high intensity limits of minimal free energy states for interacting corpora - that is, for objects with finitely many degrees of freedom, such as articulated rods. These limits are measures supported on zero-level-sets of the interaction potential. We describe a selection mechanism for the limits that is mediated by evanescent entropic contributions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 173-186 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Communications in Mathematical Sciences |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics
Keywords
- Free energy
- Metric space
- Onsager equation
- Zero temperature limit