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R. Luzzi

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arXiv2013

Dynamics of a Bose-Einstein Condensate of Excited Magnons

The emergence of a non-equilibrium Bose-Einstein-like condensation of magnons in rf-pumped magnetic thin films has recently been experimentally observed. We present here a complete theoretical description of the non-equilibrium processes involved. It it demonstrated that the phenomenon is another example of the presence of a Bose-Einstein-like condensation in non-equilibrium many-boson systems embedded in a thermal bath, better referred-to as Fr\"{o}hlich-Bose-Einstein condensation. The complex behavior emerges after a threshold of the exciting intensity is attained. It is inhibited at higher intensities when the magnon-magnon interaction drives the magnons to internal thermalization. The observed behavior of the relaxation to equilibrium after the end of the pumping pulse is also accounted for and the different processes fully described.

cond-mat.quant-gas↗

arXiv2012

Mesoscopic Hydro-Thermodynamics of Phonons

A generalized Hydrodynamics, referred to as Mesoscopic Hydro-Thermodynamics, of phonons in semiconductors is presented. It involves the descriptions of the motion of the quasi-particle density and of the energy density. The hydrodynamic equations, which couple both types of movement via thermo-elastic processes, are derived starting with a generalized Peierls-Boltzmann kinetic equation obtained in the framework of a Non-Equilibrium Statistical Ensemble Formalism, providing such a Mesoscopic Hydro-Thermodynamics. The case of a contraction in first order relevant variables is worked out in detail. The associated Maxwell times are derived and discussed. The densities of quasi-particles and of energy are found to satisfy coupled Maxwell-Cattaneo-like hyperbolic equations. The analysis of thermo-elastic effects is done and applied to investigate thermal distortion in silicon mirrors under incidence of high intensity X-ray pulses in free electron laser (FEL) facilities. The derivation of a generalized Guyer-Krumhansl equation governing the flux of heat and the associated conductivity coefficient is also presented.

cond-mat.stat-mech↗

arXiv2012

Nonlinear Higher-Order Hydrodynamics. Unification of kinetic and hydrodynamic approaches within a nonequilibrium statistical ensemble formalism

Construction, in the framework of a Nonequilibrium Statistical Ensemble Formalism, of a Mesoscopic Hydro-Thermodynamics, that is, covering phenomena involving motion displaying variations short in space and fast in time -unrestricted values of Knudsen numbers-, is presented. In that way, it is provided an approach enabling for the coupling and simultaneous treatment of the kinetics and hydrodynamic levels of descriptions. It is based on a complete thermo-statistical approach in terms of the densities of matter and energy and their fluxes of all orders covering systems arbitrarily driven away from equilibrium. The set of coupled nonlinear integro-differential hydrodynamic equations is derived. They are the evolution equations of the Grad-like moments of all orders, derived from a kinetic equation built in the framework of the Nonequilibrium Statistical Ensemble Formalism. For illustration, the case of a system of particles embedded in a fluid acting as a thermal bath is fully described. The resulting enormous set of coupled evolution equations is of unmanageable proportions, thus requiring in practice to introduce an appropriate description using the smallest possible number of variables. We have obtained a hierarchy of Maxwell-times, which can be considered a kind of Bogoliubov's characteristic times in hydrodynamics and which have a particular relevance in the creteria for stablishing a contraction of description.

physics.flu-dyn↗

arXiv1999

A Nonequilibrium Statistical Ensemble Formalism. Maxent-Nesom: Concepts, Construction, Application, Open Questions and Criticisms

We describe a particular approach for the construction of a nonequilibrium statistical ensemble formalism for the treatment of dissipative many-body systems. This is the so-called Nonequilibrium Statistical Operator Method, based on the seminal and fundamental ideas set forward by Boltzmann and Gibbs. The existing approaches can be unified under a unique variational principle, namely, MaxEnt, which we consider here. The main six basic steps that are at the foundations of the formalism are presented and the fundamental concepts are discussed. The associated nonlinear quantum kinetic theory and the accompanying Statistial Thermodynamics (the Informational Statistical Thermodynamics) are very briefly described. The corresponding response function theory for systems away from equilibrium allows to connected the theory with experiments, and some examples are summarized; there follows a good agreement between theory and experimental data in the cases in which the latter are presently available. We also present an overview of some conceptual questions and associated criticisms.

cond-mat.stat-mech↗