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Bulk-driven non-equilibrium phase transitions in a mesoscopic ring

Statistical Mechanics 2007-05-23 v2 Soft Condensed Matter

Abstract

We study a periodic one-dimensional exclusion process composed of a driven and a diffusive part. In a mesoscopic limit where both dynamics compete we identify bulk-driven phase transitions. We employ mean-field theory complemented by Monte-Carlo simulations to characterize the emerging non-equilibrium steady states. Monte-Carlo simulations reveal interesting correlation effects that we explain phenomenologically.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0603698,
  title  = {Bulk-driven non-equilibrium phase transitions in a mesoscopic ring},
  author = {Hauke Hinsch and Erwin Frey},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0603698},
  year   = {2007}
}

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4 pages, 3 figures