Equilibrium-like fluctuations in some boundary-driven open diffusive systems
Statistical Mechanics
2011-11-29 v1
Abstract
There exist some boundary-driven open systems with diffusive dynamics whose particle current fluctuations exhibit universal features that belong to the Edwards-Wilkinson universality class. We achieve this result by establishing a mapping, for the system's fluctuations, to an equivalent open --yet equilibrium-- diffusive system. We discuss the possibility of observing dynamic phase transitions using the particle current as a control parameter.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0904.1478,
title = {Equilibrium-like fluctuations in some boundary-driven open diffusive systems},
author = {Alberto Imparato and Vivien Lecomte and Frédéric Van Wijland},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0904.1478},
year = {2011}
}