Long-time tail in an electric conduction system

Abstract

The long-time behavior of the velocity autocorrelation function in a classical two-dimensional electric conduction system is studied by the molecular dynamics simulation. In equilibrium, the effect of coexistence of many-body interactions and a random potential is investigated. A crossover from a positive tail proportional to $t^{-1}$, to a negative tail proportional to $-t^{-2}$ is observed as the strength of the random potential increases. In nonequilibrium, the positive tail is enhanced whereas the negative tail appears at earlier times as an electric field increases.