Key role of asymmetric interactions in low-dimensional heat transport

@article{Chen2015KeyRO,
  title={Key role of asymmetric interactions in low-dimensional heat transport},
  author={Shunda Chen and Yong Zhang and Jiao Wang and Hong Zhao},
  journal={Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment},
  year={2015},
  volume={2016}
}
We study the heat current autocorrelation function (HCAF) in one-dimensional, momentum-conserving lattices. In particular, we explore if there is any link between the decaying characteristics of the HCAF and asymmetric interparticle interactions. The Lennard-Jones model is investigated intensively in view of its significance to applications. It is found that, in the time range accessible to numerical simulations, the HCAF decays faster than power-law manners, and in some cases it decays even… 
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