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Hyperuniform interfaces in non-equilibrium phase coexistence

Statistical Mechanics 2025-12-01 v2 Soft Condensed Matter

Abstract

We show that long-wavelength interfacial fluctuations are strongly suppressed in non-equilibrium phase coexistence between bulk hyperuniform systems. Using simulations of three distinct microscopic models, we demonstrate that hyperuniform interfaces are much smoother than equilibrium ones, with a universal reduction of height fluctuations at large scale. We derive a non-equilibrium interface equation from the field theory of the bulk order parameter, and predict a reduction in height fluctuations, Sh(k)h(k)2k1S_h(\boldsymbol k)\equiv \langle |h(\boldsymbol k)|^2\rangle\sim |\boldsymbol k|^{-1}, in stark contrast to equilibrium capillary wave theory where Sh(k)k2S_h(\boldsymbol k)\sim |\boldsymbol k|^{-2}. Our results establish a new universality class for non-equilibrium interfaces, highlighting the fundamental role of suppressed bulk fluctuations in shaping interfacial dynamics far from equilibrium.

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@article{arxiv.2507.03957,
  title  = {Hyperuniform interfaces in non-equilibrium phase coexistence},
  author = {Raphaël Maire and Leonardo Galliano and Andrea Plati and Ludovic Berthier},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.03957},
  year   = {2025}
}
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