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Nonequilibrium phase transition in a non integrable zero-range process

Statistical Mechanics 2009-11-20 v1

Abstract

The present work is an endeavour to determine analytically features of the stationary measure of a non-integrable zero-range process, and to investigate the possible existence of phase transitions for such a nonequilibrium model. The rates defining the model do not satisfy the constraints necessary for the stationary measure to be a product measure. Even in the absence of a drive, detailed balance with respect to this measure is violated. Analytical and numerical investigations on the complete graph demonstrate the existence of a first-order phase transition between a fluid phase and a condensed phase, where a single site has macroscopic occupation. The transition is sudden from an imbalanced fluid where both species have densities larger than the critical density, to a critical neutral fluid and an imbalanced condensate.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0603249,
  title  = {Nonequilibrium phase transition in a non integrable zero-range process},
  author = {C Godreche},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0603249},
  year   = {2009}
}