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Inverse Currents in Hamiltonian Coupled Transport

Statistical Mechanics 2020-03-23 v2 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Abstract

The occurrence of an inverse current, where the sign of the induced current is opposite to the applied force, is a highly counterintuitive phenomenon. We show that inverse currents in coupled transport (ICC) of energy and particle can occur in a one-dimensional interacting Hamiltonian system when its equilibrium state is perturbed by coupled thermodynamic forces. This seemingly paradoxical result is possible due to the self-organization occurring in the system in response to the applied forces.

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@article{arxiv.1910.06298,
  title  = {Inverse Currents in Hamiltonian Coupled Transport},
  author = {Jiao Wang and Giulio Casati and Giuliano Benenti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1910.06298},
  year   = {2020}
}

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4+2 pages

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