PHASE-TRANSITION IN A SELF-GRAVITATING PLANAR GAS

Authors
ABDALLA E TABAR MRR
Citation
E. Abdalla et Mrr. Tabar, PHASE-TRANSITION IN A SELF-GRAVITATING PLANAR GAS, Physics letters. Section B, 440(3-4), 1998, pp. 339-344
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physics letters. Section B → ACNP
ISSN journal
03702693
Volume
440
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
339 - 344
Database
ISI
SICI code
0370-2693(1998)440:3-4<339:PIASPG>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
We consider a gas of Newtonian self-gravitating particles in two-dimen sional space, finding a phase transition, with a high temperature homo geneous phase and a low temperature clumped one. We argue that the sys tem is described in terms of a gas with fractal behaviour, (C) 1998 El sevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.