# Long–range interacting rotators: connection with the mean–field approximation

## Captions for Figures

Figure 1:(a) Modulus of the magnetization, $`|𝐌|`$, as a function of the specific energy $`E/N`$; (b) $`|𝐌|`$ as a function of the scaled specific energy $`E/(N\stackrel{~}{N})`$; (c) scaled temperature $`T/\stackrel{~}{N}`$ as a function of $`E/(N\stackrel{~}{N})`$. The symbols correspond to numerical simulations in the microcanonical ensemble for $`\alpha =0.5`$ and different system sizes indicated on the figure. Each symbol corresponds to an average of different initial conditions (typically 10). The solid lines correspond to the theoretical equilibrium predictions for the HMF model (for which $`\stackrel{~}{N}=1`$, since the HMF Hamiltonian is already $`N`$-scaled).   
Figure 2: $`|𝐌|`$ as a function of $`E/(N\stackrel{~}{N})`$. The symbols correspond to numerical simulations in the microcanonical ensemble for $`\alpha =0.25`$, $`0.5`$, and $`0.75`$, all for $`N=400`$. The solid line corresponds to the theoretical results for the HMF model.   
Figure 3: (a) $`|𝐌|`$ as a function of $`E/(N\stackrel{~}{N})`$; (b) scaled temperature $`T/\stackrel{~}{N}`$ as a function of $`E/(N\stackrel{~}{N})`$. The symbols correspond to numerical simulations in the microcanonical ensemble for $`\alpha =1.5`$ and different system sizes. For comparison, the dotted line corresponds to the theoretical equilibrium predictions of the HMF model.   
Figure 4: Scaled temperature $`T/\stackrel{~}{N}`$ as a function of $`E/(N\stackrel{~}{N})`$. The symbols correspond to numerical simulations in the microcanonical ensemble for $`\alpha =`$ $`2.5`$ (gray), $`5.0`$ (white) and different system sizes indicated on the figure. The dashed and solid lines correspond to the theoretical results for the HMF ($`\stackrel{~}{N}=1`$) and the $`\alpha \mathrm{}`$ ($`\stackrel{~}{N}=2`$) limits, respectively.