Analyzing Fragmentation of Simple Fluids with Percolation Theory

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates that percolation theory accurately models the fragment size distributions in high energy nuclear collisions, proposing it as a universal mechanism for simple fluid fragmentation.

Contribution

It introduces a parameter-free percolation model to explain fragmentation patterns, suggesting universality in simple fluid fragmentation processes.

Findings

Percolation model reproduces fragment size distributions accurately.

Two scenarios proposed to explain the percolation agreement.

Percolation may serve as a universal fragmentation mechanism.

Abstract

We show that the size distributions of fragments created by high energy nuclear collisions are remarkably well reproduced within the framework of a parameter free percolation model. We discuss two possible scenarios to explain this agreement and suggest that percolation could be an universal mechanism to explain the fragmentation of simple fluids.