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Quasi-stationary states and incomplete violent relaxation in systems with long-range interactions

P. H. Chavanis

cond-mat.stat-mecharXiv:cond-mat/0509726

Abstract

We discuss the nature of quasi-stationary states (QSS) with non-Boltzmannian distribution in systems with long-range interactions in relation with a process of incomplete violent relaxation based on the Vlasov equation. We discuss several attempts to characterize these QSS and explain why their prediction is difficult in general.

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