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Finite size effects and the order of a phase transition in fragmenting nuclear systems

J. M. Carmona, N. Michel, J. Richert, P. Wagner

nucl-tharXiv:nucl-th/9910061

Abstract

We discuss the implications of finite size effects on the determination of the order of a phase transition which may occur in infinite systems. We introduce a specific model to which we apply different tests. They are aimed to characterise the smoothed transition observed in a finite system. We show that the microcanonical ensemble may be a useful framework for the determination of the nature of such transitions.

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