Metastability within the generalized canonical ensemble
Statistical Mechanics
2016-08-31 v1
Abstract
We discuss a property of our recently introduced generalized canonical ensemble (J. Stat. Phys. 119 (2005) 1283). We show that this ensemble can be used to transform metastable or unstable (nonequilibrium) states of the standard canonical ensemble into stable (equilibrium) states within the generalized canonical ensemble. Equilibrium calculations within the generalized canonical ensemble can thus be used to obtain information about nonequilibrium states in the canonical ensemble.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0509802,
title = {Metastability within the generalized canonical ensemble},
author = {H. Touchette and M. Costeniuc and R. S. Ellis and B. Turkington},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0509802},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
5 pages, RevTeX4, Proceedings of the NEXT-SigmaPhi 2005 Conference, Kolymbari, Crete, Greece