Jamming transition of kinetically constrained models in rectangular systems

Eial Teomy*, Yair Shokef

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Abstract

We theoretically calculate the average fraction of frozen particles in rectangular systems of arbitrary dimensions for the Kob-Andersen and Fredrickson-Andersen kinetically constrained models. We find the aspect ratio of the rectangle's length to width, which distinguishes short, square-like rectangles from long, tunnel-like rectangles, and show how changing it can effect the jamming transition. We find how the critical vacancy density converges to zero in infinite systems for different aspect ratios: For long and wide channels it decreases algebraically vc∼W-1 /2 with the system's width W, while in square systems it decreases logarithmically vc∼1/lnL with length L. Although derived for asymptotically wide rectangles, our analytical results agree with numerical data for systems as small as W -10.

Original languageEnglish
Article number051133
JournalPhysical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Volume86
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 Nov 2012

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