Non-equilibrium statistical mechanics of a two-temperature Ising ring with conserved dynamics
Statistical Mechanics
2014-12-09 v2
Abstract
The statistical mechanics of a one-dimensional Ising model in thermal equilibrium is well-established, textbook material. Yet, when driven far from equilibrium by coupling two sectors to two baths at different temperatures, it exhibits remarkable phenomena, including an unexpected 'freezing by heating.' These phenomena are explored through systematic numerical simulations. Our study reveals complicated relaxation processes as well as a crossover between two very different steady-state regimes.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1411.6180,
title = {Non-equilibrium statistical mechanics of a two-temperature Ising ring with conserved dynamics},
author = {Nicholas Borchers and Michel Pleimling and R. K. P. Zia},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1411.6180},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
31 pages, 17 figures, accepted for publication in the Physical Review E