Phys. Rev. C 62, 064603 (2000) [33 pages]Statistical signatures of critical behavior in small systemsReceived 9 February 2000; published 30 October 2000 The cluster distributions of three different systems are examined to search for signatures of a continuous phase transition. In a system known to possess such a phase transition, both sensitive and insensitive signatures are present; while in systems known not to possess such a phase transition, only insensitive signatures are present. It is shown that nuclear multifragmentation results in cluster distributions belonging to the former category, suggesting that the fragments are the result of a continuous phase transition. © 2000 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.62.064603
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevC.62.064603
PACS:
25.70.Pq, 64.60.Ak, 24.60.Ky, 05.70.Jk
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