Collective dynamics in noble-gas and other very simple classical fluids

Rare gases and their liquids are the simplest systems to study for accurate investigations of the collective dynamics of fluid matter. Much work has been done using different spectroscopic techniques, molecular-dynamics simulations, and theoretical developments, in order to gain insight into the mic...

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Main Authors: U.Bafile, F.Barocchi, E.Guarini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute for Condensed Matter Physics 2008-03-01
Series:Condensed Matter Physics
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5488/CMP.11.1.107
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Summary:Rare gases and their liquids are the simplest systems to study for accurate investigations of the collective dynamics of fluid matter. Much work has been done using different spectroscopic techniques, molecular-dynamics simulations, and theoretical developments, in order to gain insight into the microscopic processes involved, in particular, in the propagation of acoustic excitations in gases and liquids. Here we briefly review the interpretation schemes currently applied to the characterization of such excitations, and recall a few results obtained from the analysis of rare-gas fluids and other very simple systems.
ISSN:1607-324X