Negative thermal conductivity of chains of rotors with mechanical forcing
Statistical Mechanics
2015-05-28 v2
Abstract
We consider chains of rotors subjected to both thermal and mechanical forcings,in a nonequilibrium steady-state. Unusual nonlinear profiles of temperature and velocities are observed in the system. In particular, the temperature is maximal in the center, which is an indication of the nonlocal behavior of the system. In spite of that, local equilibrium holds for long enough chains. Our numerical results also show that, when the mechanical forcing is strong enough, the energy current can be increased by an inverse temperature gradient. This counterintuitive result again reveals the complexity of nonequilibrium states.
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@article{arxiv.1107.1766,
title = {Negative thermal conductivity of chains of rotors with mechanical forcing},
author = {Alessandra Iacobucci and Frederic Legoll and Stefano Olla and Gabriel Stoltz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1107.1766},
year = {2015}
}